Beechcraft F33A N4114S

Summary

On 7 August 2021 at about 14:50 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N4114S was involved in an accident near Oxford, Connecticut, United States. 2 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

7 August 2021 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxford, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Waterbury (OXC)

Coordinates

41.4783, -73.1352

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33A

Registration

N4114S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

White Plains → Oxford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA319

Nobody was injured.

The inadvertent operation of the landing handle during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose gear retraction and subsequent collision with the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, as he was retracting the flaps, he inadvertently retracted the landing gear. He said that the nose of the airplane settled on to the runway and skidded to a stop, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. A functional test of the “landing gear safety switch” did not reveal any anomalies. The nose landing gear assembly was damaged, which prevented a “gear retraction” check.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.