Accident Beechcraft 58 Baron N93HS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166932
 
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Date:Friday 13 June 2014
Time:15:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE58 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 58 Baron
Owner/operator:Kenneth Austin
Registration: N93HS
MSN: TH-1107
Year of manufacture:1980
Total airframe hrs:4640 hours
Engine model:Continental IO 520 SERIES
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Tupelo Regional Airport (KTUP), Tupelo, MS -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Tupelo, MS (TUP)
Destination airport:Tupelo, MS (TUP)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
According to the pilot, during the landing roll, he inadvertently raised the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle. The landing gear retracted, and the airplane impacted the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the runway, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ERA14CA307
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N93HS

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jun-2014 00:30 Geno Added
21-Dec-2016 19:28 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
29-Nov-2017 15:02 ASN Update Bot Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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