# NTSB NYC06TA161: Beech C90, N20, Windsor Locks, CT, June 23, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report - Date: June 23, 2006, 12:37 local (16:37 UTC) - Place: Windsor Locks, CT - Coordinates: 41.938888, -72.683052 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9389&lon=-72.6831&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 63993 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06TA161 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63993/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06TA161 ## Probable cause The non-flying pilot's improper procedure, which resulted in his inadvertent retraction of the landing gear while the airplane was on the ground. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear retraction on ground, takeoff - roll/run - procedures/directives - improper, copilot/second pilot (cause) ## Analysis After touchdown, while performing a touch-and-go landing, the pilot flying (PF) set takeoff power and initiated the takeoff. The non-flying pilot (NFP) then asked if the PF if he "wanted flaps up." The PF replied "yes," and the NFP inadvertently raised the landing gear instead of the flaps. The airplane's landing gear subsequently retracted, and the underside of the airplane contacted the ground. The PF then aborted the takeoff, and the airplane skidded to a stop on the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, and no mechanical anomalies with the landing gear system were identified. ## Factual narrative On June 23, 2006, at 1237 eastern daylight time, a Beech C90, N20, was substantially damaged while landing at Bradley International Airport (BDL), Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The two certificated airline transport pilots were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated at the Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine. The public use training flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The purpose of the flight was for two Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors to maintain currency, while ferrying the airplane between Flight Standards District Offices (FSDOs). According to the inspectors, the flight to BDL was routine, and they requested four instrument landing system (ILS) approaches once they arrived in the BDL area. The first ILS approach was terminated prior to the missed approach point, due to traffic. During the second approach, the pilot flying (PF) intended to perform a touch and go landing. After touchdown the PF set takeoff power and initiated the takeoff. The non-flying pilot (NFP) then asked if the PF if he "wanted flaps up." The PF replied "yes," and the NFP inadvertently raised the landing gear instead of the flaps. The airplane's landing gear subsequently retracted, and the underside of the airplane contacted the ground. The PF then aborted the takeoff, and the airplane skidded to a stop on the runway. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed substantial damage to the fuselage. No mechanical anomalies were noted with the landing gear system. ## Aircraft - Registration: N20 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Beech C90 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: LJ-912 - Airframe hours: 10245 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-21 1100 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Public use - Registered owner: Federal Aviation Administration - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, May 1, 2006, 72 hours before - Departed: PWM, Portland, ME - Destination: BDL, Windsor Locks, CT - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: BDL, Bradley International Airport, runway 24, 9,510 × 200 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days - Co-pilot; age 52; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2006; seat: right; flight hours: 5,583 total, 46 in this make and model, 5,230 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 16,000 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: BDL ## 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 20060623011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060623011759A), Jun 23, 2006: Beech C90, Windsor Locks, CT, Substantial damage. (-23) FAA king air, N20, BE-90, 06/23/2006, 1237 EST, Bradley International Airport (kbdl) was on a currency/proficiency flight. The flight originated in… 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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.