- Date
- October 12, 2002, 09:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Allentown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8199RBeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20021012028859A
- Case key
- 55932
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the ground.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon touching down on the runway, during the rollout, the pilot attempted to raise the flaps; however, he mistakenly raised the landing gear handle. The landing gear retracted and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway.
Factual narrative
On October 12, 2002, at 0950 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58, N8199R, was substantially damaged while landing at the Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Allentown, Pennsylvania. The certificated airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, after departing from ABE, he heard an "unidentifiable" noise, and elected to return to the airport. After touching down on runway 06, during the rollout, the pilot attempted to raise the flaps; however, mistakenly raised the landing gear handle. The landing gear retracted and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8199R
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH530
- Airframe hours
- 4,390
- Engines
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocatingContinental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- TAR Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 28, 2001 · 150 hours before
- Departed
- ABE · Allentown, PA
- Destination
- ABE · Allentown, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ABE · Lehigh Valley International, runway 06, 7,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- August 30, 2002
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,800 total · 525 in this make and model · 3,636 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Observed at
- ABE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.