# NTSB GAA20CA084: Beech 55, N6206V, Broomfield, CO, November 9, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 9, 2019, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Broomfield, CO - Coordinates: 39.908889, -105.117225 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9089&lon=-105.1172&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 100594 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20CA084 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100594/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100594 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA084 ## Probable cause The pilot's unintentional retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Unintentional use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95-C55, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md?model=1152708), [All aircraft, 241 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95-C55, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=1152708), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 95-C55, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1152708), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The single-engine-rated pilot reported that, during a multiengine check ride, the fight examiner requested that he conduct several touch-and-go landings. During the landing roll, he mistakenly retracted the landing gear, and the airplane then skidded down the right side of the runway and came to rest at a taxi intersection. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The single-engine rated pilot reported that, during a multi-engine check ride in an airplane with retractable landing gear, the fight examiner requested he conduct several touch-and-go landings. During the landing roll, he mistakenly retracted the landing gear, the airplane than skid down the right side of the runway, and came to rest at a taxi intersection. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6206V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6206V-2022-04-02), registration cancelled 2022-04-02, S/N TE-432, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 55 (95C55) - Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TE-432 - Year built: 1967 - Airframe hours: 5857.6 - Engines: Continental IO-520-C7B 285 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-520-CB3B 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bhl Aviation Llc - Registered owner: Bhl Aviation Llc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 8, 2019 - Departed: BJC, Broomfield, CO - Destination: BJC, Broomfield, CO - Airport: BJC, Rocky Mountain Metropolitan, runway 30L, 7,002 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 7, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 272 total, 10 in this make and model, 213 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days - Check pilot; age 38; injuries: none; airline transport, foreign, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 2, 2019; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 7,266 total, 124 in this make and model, 4,751 as pilot in command, 171 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: KBJC, 1 nm away ## 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 20191109022939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191109022939A), Nov 9, 2019: Beech 95-C55, Broomfeild, CO, Substantial damage. The PIC was having a check ride. The PIC departed bjc to the north practice area where he completed the requisite maneuvers within acs standards and stated he… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 3, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100594. 948 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 853 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40479561&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Damage Photo (item 2, .PDF, 95 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40479562&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Damage%20Photo-Master.PDF 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. 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