DEN86LA196

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Fargo, ND · July 13, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 13, 1986, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
Place
Fargo, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N67297Beech 95-B55
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860713032609A
Case key
17010

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Gear collapsedLanding - roll
Gear retraction - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The plt said that he activated the landing gear retraction switch during the landing roll. The gear retracted causing the acft to settle on the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N67297
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TC-2303
Airframe hours
1,600
Engine
Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Richard Davis
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · January 1, 1986
Departed
04Y · Hawley, MN
Destination
FAR · Fargo, ND
Airport
FAR · Hector, runway 17, 9,546 × 150 ft, concrete

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
26
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,082 total · 115 in this make and model · 1,014 as pilot in command · 127 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
250° at 7 knots
Visibility
40 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 63 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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