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| Date: | Saturday 12 October 2002 |
| Time: | 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Tar Air |
| Registration: | N8199R |
| MSN: | TH530 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4390 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Allentown, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA (ABE/KABE) |
| Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA (ABE/KABE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03LA006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 07:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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