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July 17, 2001 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · N886N

Englewood, CO

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 17, 2001
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Englewood, CO
Aircraft
Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Tail Number
N886N
Operator
Enterprise Airline Academy
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
DEN01LA124

The pilots were cleared to do a touch and go landing. The airplane touched down and slowed. The private pilot receiving instruction raised the flaps and, instead of advancing the throttles to go around as per company SOP, she raised the landing gear control switch, and the landing gear retracted. The airplane skidded to a halt and caught fire. Both occupants evacuated the airplane. The airplane is equipped with a squat switch that is designed to prevent inadvertent gear retraction when there is weight on the wheels. The switch later tested satisfactory.

NTSB Probable Cause

the pilot receiving instruction inadvertently retracting the landing gear during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction.

Full Narrative

On July 17, 2001, at 1005 mountain daylight time, a Beech 95-B55, N886N, registered to JDTS Leasing, LLC, and operated by Enterprise Airline Training Academy, was destroyed when the landing gear was retracted during landing roll at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado. The flight instructor and the private pilot receiving instruction were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the instructional flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Englewood approximately 0830. According to interviews conducted with the pilots and the accident report they submitted, the pilot receiving instruction was preparing for the multiengine practical test scheduled for the next day. After about an hour of practicing maneuvers, a simulated single engine ILS approach was made to runway 35R. They were then cleared to do a touch and go landing on runway 17L. The airplane touched down and slowed. The pilot receiving instruction raised the flaps and, instead of advancing the throttles to go around (which was the company's standard operating procedure), she raised the landing gear control switch instead, and the landing gear retracted. The airplane skidded to a halt and caught fire. Both occupants evacuated the airplane. The cabin area was gutted, and both wings sustained thermal damage. The airplane was equipped with a squat switch that is designed to prevent inadvertent gear retraction when there is weight on the wheels. The switch later tested satisfactory.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:05 MDT
Nearest AirportCentennial (0nm)
Runway17L
Runway Length10002 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBeech 95-B55 (T42A)
Tail NumberN886N
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorEnterprise Airline Academy
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-470-L · Reciprocating · 260
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 40 · Second Class · None
Crew 2None
Crew 3Age 32 · First Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind220° @ 9 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 20000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point39 C
Altimeter30.12 inHg
Observation Time16:15
Weather SourceWFAC

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