# NTSB ERA12CA424: Beech 58, N827EB, Atlanta, GA, July 1, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 1, 2012, 11:27 local (15:27 UTC) - Place: Atlanta, GA - Coordinates: 33.875556, -84.303054 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8756&lon=-84.3031&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 4, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 84135 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA424 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84135/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84135 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA424 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Unintentional use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 58, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Beech 58, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Beech 58, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was performing a touch-and-go landing. After touchdown, the pilot intended to retract the flaps, but inadvertently selected the landing gear control lever. The landing gear partially retracted, and the airplane settled onto the runway, resulting in substantial damage to a nose section bulkhead. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preexisting mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he was performing a "touch and go" landing. After touchdown, the pilot intended to retract the flaps, but inadvertently selected the landing gear control lever. The landing gear partially retracted, and the airplane settled onto the runway, resulting in substantial damage to a nose section bulkhead. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector, who examined the airplane after the accident, observed no evidence of any pre-existing mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N827EB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827EB), registered now, S/N TH-135, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 58 - Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH-135 - Airframe hours: 2378 - Engines: Continental Motors IO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating; Continental Motors IO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ebor Management Inc - Registered owner: Ebor Management Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2012 - Departed: KPDK, Atlanta, GA - Destination: KPDK, Atlanta, GA - Airport: KPDK, Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, runway 27, 3,383 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 13, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 6,050 total, 850 in this make and model, 5,742 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Other flight crew; age 53; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: right; flight hours: 9,600 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 3 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KPDK ## 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 20120701027719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120701027719A), Jul 1, 2012: Beech 58, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. On July 01, 2012 at 1149 am, this inspector was contacted by the flm to investigate a gear issue at pdk. Upon arrival at pdk at 1328, this inspector proceeded… ## Docket (6 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 25, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84135. 5.6 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372368&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Pilot Interview Summary (item 2, .PDF, 238 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372299&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Interview%20Summary-Master.PDF - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 3, .PDF, 75 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40373706&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Weather Information (item 4, .PDF, 112 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372151&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Information-Master.PDF - Photo 1 - Overview of Wreckage (item 5, .PDF, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372148&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Overview%20of%20Wreckage-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - View of Underside of Airplane (item 6, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372149&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20View%20of%20Underside%20of%20Airplane-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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