Beechcraft 95 B55 (T42A) N711H

Summary

On 25 October 2013 at about 19:30 local time, a Beechcraft 95 B55 (T42A) registered N711H, operated by Falcon Aviation Academy, was involved in an accident near Newnan, Georgia, United States. 4 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

25 October 2013 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Newnan, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Newnan Coweta County Airport (CCO)

Coordinates

33.3114, -84.7689

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95 B55 (T42A)

Registration

N711H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Operator

Falcon Aviation Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Destin → Newnan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA028

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's inadvertent movement of the landing gear switch, which resulted in a landing gear collapse and substantial damage to the fuselage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the flight instructor, the airplane landed without incident during the instructional flight. During the landing roll he intended to retract the flaps but instead placed the landing gear switch in the "up" position. The flight instructor immediately returned the landing gear switch to the "down" position; however, the landing gear collapsed. The airplane slid about halfway down the runway before it came to rest, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. According to the pilot operating handbook, "never rely on the safety switch to keep the gear down during taxi or on take-off, landing roll, or in a static position. Always make certain that the landing gear switch is in the down position during these operations."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.