# NTSB CHI82DER04: Beech 58, N6651X, Owatonna, MN, October 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1981
- Place: Owatonna, MN · OWATONNA, MN
- Location: 44.0924° N, 93.2336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owatonna, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0924&lon=-93.2336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DER04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DER04

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owatonna

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811011069659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011069659A), Oct 11, 1981: Beech 58, Owatonna, MN, Substantial damage. Inadvertently retracted landing gear in place of flaps on landing roll. Other pilot acted as a safety pilot.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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