Beechcraft A36 N1114X

Summary

On 6 March 2010 at about 20:15 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N1114X was involved in an accident near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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

6 March 2010 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (MWC)

Coordinates

43.1103, -88.0344

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N1114X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hartford → Milwaukee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10LA145

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's retraction of the landing gear prior to establishing a positive climb rate.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during a touch-and-go he touched down successfully and “normalized” the airplane for takeoff. He said that before breaking ground the gear inadvertently raised. An on-scene examination of the wreckage revealed that the landing gear handle was located in the "up" position. The airplane was raised and the landing gear lowered when electrical power was turned on in the airplane and the landing gear handle was placed in the "down" position. No mechanical anomalies were detected with the landing gear system that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane's takeoff checklist states, "Landing Gear - RETRACT (when positive rate-of-climb is established)."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.