Beechcraft 1900C N575U

Summary

On 23 October 2013 at about 23:30 local time, a Beechcraft 1900C registered N575U, operated by ERA Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Homer, Alaska, United States. 15 people were 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

23 October 2013 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Homer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Homer Airport (HOM)

Coordinates

59.6456, -151.4767

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900C

Registration

N575U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1990

Engines

2

Operator

ERA Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Homer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA14FA002

Nobody was injured.

The first officer inadvertently selecting the landing gear handle up after touchdown during the landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was the first officer's decision to reconfigure the airplane while still on the active runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The captain was the pilot flying and conducted a visual approach to runway 22.  The aircraft was configured on final approach with the landing gear down and the flaps selected to landing.  The first officer indicated that, after touchdown on the runway, while intending to retract the flaps, he inadvertently selected the landing gear handle up.  The nose landing gear and both main landing gear retracted and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway resting on the lower fuselage, wings, and engine nacelles.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.