CHI82DER04

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 58 · Owatonna, MN · October 11, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1981
Place
Owatonna, MN · OWATONNA, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6651XBeech 58
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811011069659A
Case key
123025

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3197  81/10/11   OWATONNA,MN         BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2220
        TIME - 1530                    N6651X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWATONNA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWATONNA,MN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT'S 1ST FLT IN THIS MAKE/MODEL AFT EXTDD PERIOD.CO-PLT WAS ACTING AS SAFETY OBSERVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N6651X
Reported as
Beech 58
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Owatonna

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