Gear-up landing Accident Beechcraft B55 Baron N8991M,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17866
 
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Date:Friday 18 April 2008
Time:16:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE55 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft B55 Baron
Owner/operator:Hilgy's
Registration: N8991M
MSN: TC-937
Engine model:Continental IO470-L
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Lansing, MI -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Tatakoto-Tuamoto Airport (TKV/NTGO)
Destination airport:Lansing-Capital Region International Airport, MI (LAN/KLAN)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot reported that he touched down on runway 24 in the twin-engine airplane. He intended to raise the flaps to increase the braking effectiveness, but he raised the landing gear instead of the flaps. The landing gear retracted during rollout and the airplane sustained substantial damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent raising of the landing gear during rollout.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI08CA110
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 02:34 Fusko Added
21-Dec-2016 19:14 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
21-Dec-2016 19:16 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
21-Dec-2016 19:20 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
03-Dec-2017 10:44 ASN Update Bot Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Jun-2023 08:17 Ron Averes Updated [[Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]

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