ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237555
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| Date: | Friday 13 September 2019 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N854T |
| MSN: | TE-998 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sebring, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Pierce, FL (FPR) |
| Sebring, FL (SEF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, shortly after landing, the passenger, without his permission or guidance, retracted the landing gear. The airplane impacted the runway, slid about 600 ft, and then came to rest. The pilot-rated passenger reported that, without the pilot's guidance, he mistakenly raised the gear handle then quickly lowered it again, thinking it was the flap handle, and that he was attempting to assist the pilot. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the center wing spar.
Probable Cause: The passenger’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll without being instructed to do so by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Jul-2020 07:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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