Beechcraft E55 N3914A

Summary

On 25 November 1997 at about 19:09 local time, a Beechcraft E55 registered N3914A was involved in an accident near Gardner, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 November 1997 at 19:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Gardner, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Gardner Municipal (K34)

Coordinates

38.8096, -94.9199

Aircraft

Beechcraft E55

Registration

N3914A

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawrence → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA051

Nobody was injured.

the inadvertant landing gear retraction, which occurred due to undetermined reason(s).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While practicing crosswind touch-and-go landings, the airplane touched down left of the centerline near the displaced threshold and bounced. The pilot added and removed power to let the airplane settle to the runway. The landing gear retracted during this period, and the left propeller struck the runway. The pilot added full power and rotated, at which time, the right propeller contacted the runway. With the engine running rough, the airplane touched down again, slid off the runway, and contacted a parked airplane. The pilot reported he did not touch the landing gear selector during the landing, nor did he hear a warning horn. Postaccident inspection of the landing gear system revealed that it, along with the gear warning system, functioned normally.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.