# NTSB DEN02LA104: Beech D95A, N2705T, Broomfield, CO, September 5, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 5, 2002, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Broomfield, CO - Coordinates: 39.914722, -105.1175 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9147&lon=-105.1175&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Denver Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 55675 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN02LA104 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55675/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA104 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear retraction on ground, landing - roll - lack of familiarity with aircraft, dual student (contributing factor) - gear retraction - inadvertent, dual student (cause) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - remedial action - attempted, pilot in command(cfi) ## 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was substantially damaged during landing at Jefferson County Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado, when the landing gear was retracted just after touchdown.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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2705T), registered now, S/N TD-690, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech D95A - Registry model: [Beech D95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (registry code 1153408) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TD-690 - Airframe hours: 6325 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-BIB 180 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 44; injuries: none; 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 - Flight instructor; age 40; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020905026759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020905026759A), Sep 5, 2002: Beech D95A, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) During short field landing practice the aircraft's landing gear was inadvertently retracted, causing damage to engines, propellers, landing gear and some… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.