ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73748
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 March 2010 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | 43BS LLC |
| Registration: | N43BS |
| MSN: | TC-1358 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3019 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gatlinburg Airport, TN (GKT/KGKT) |
| Gatlinburg Airport, TN (GKT/KGKT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that the intent of the flight was to conduct touch-and-go landings in the twin-engine, retractable-gear airplane. He stated that he made a "textbook" first landing, and that during the landing rollout he attempted to raise the wing flaps for takeoff. The pilot "mistook the gear lever for the flaps" and the landing gear began to retract. He added power to "overcome the sinking," but the right propeller struck the ground and the airplane "spun to the right." The airplane came to rest upright in a grassy area between the runway and taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported 50 hours of flight time in the accident airplane and flew it "every couple of weeks." The pilot's most recent experience in the accident airplane make and model was 30 days prior to the accident. The airplane's landing gear and flap control levers were the same color and approximately the same size, but were located on opposite sides of the control column.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the ground during a touch-and-go landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2010 13:25 | RobertMB | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2023 08:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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