- Date
- December 21, 1982, 15:22 local (21:22 UTC)
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7873RBeech E33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821221064739A
- Case key
- 71448
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing roll, all three of the landing gear retracted as the pilot was applying brakes to turn off at the first exit. FAA inspectors found the landing gear handle in the down position with the circuit breaker popped. The flaps were also found in the full down position. Most of the pilot's flight time was in Cessna aircraft that had the flap handle located in the approximate position of this Beech aircraft's landing gear handle. The pilot stated that he may have activated the wrong switch. He had only 6 hrs in this make and model of aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7873R
- Reported as
- Beech E33
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CD-1207
- Airframe hours
- 3,965
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-K, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Central Flying Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Central Flying Service Inc.
- Destination
- Little Rock, AR
- Airport
- LIT · Adams Field, runway 18, 5,125 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 956 total · 6 in this make and model · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7873R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.