- Date
- September 5, 2002, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2705TBeech D95A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Denver Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20020905026759A
- Case key
- 55675
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Probable cause
the dual student pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear. Contributing factors included the dual student's lack of familiarity with the airplane, and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
In his statement to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the flight instructor said that the dual student was working on his multiengine airplane rating. The flight instructor said that during the landing roll, the dual student went for the wrong switch; he retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps. The flight instructor said that he "was not able to react quick enough" to stop the action. An FAA inspector examined the airplane at BJC. The airplane showed damage to both engine nacelles, the nose bowl, the landing gear doors, and the propellers. The examination also showed that both inboard wing ribs were bent.
Factual narrative
On September 5, 2002, at 1130 mountain daylight time, a Beech D95A, N2705T, piloted by a private pilot receiving dual instruction, was substantially damaged during landing at Jefferson County Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado, when the landing gear was retracted just after touchdown. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the instructional flight being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. The dual student pilot and flight instructor received no injuries. The local flight originated at Broomfield, Colorado.
In his statement to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the flight instructor said that the dual student was working on his multiengine airplane rating. The flight instructor said that during the landing roll, the dual student went for the wrong switch; he retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps. The flight instructor said that he "was not able to react quick enough" to stop the action. When the gear retracted, the nose struck the ground, followed by the props. The airplane traveled several hundred feet further down the runway before coming to a stop slightly right of centerline.
An FAA inspector examined the airplane at BJC. The airplane showed damage to both engine nacelles, the nose bowl, the landing gear doors, and the propellers. The examination also showed that both inboard wing ribs were bent.
The flight instructor stated that he had "discussed several times on the ground and in flight the unconventional location of the throttle, prop, landing gear, and flap controls along with the importance of identifying and verifying the appropriate control prior to engaging it."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2705T
- Reported as
- Beech D95A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TD-690
- Airframe hours
- 6,325
- Engines
- Lycoming IO-360-BIB, 180 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming IO-360-BIB, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Windsong Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 30, 2002 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Airport
- KBJC · Jefferson County Airport, runway 11L, 9,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 44
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- June 21, 2002
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 190 total · 10 in this make and model
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 40
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- January 15, 2001
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,636 total · 160 in this make and model · 1,549 as pilot in command · 146 in the last 90 days · 47 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.