ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289445
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| Date: | Saturday 26 March 2011 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  North American TB-25L Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | Lewis Fighter Fleet LLC |
| Registration: | N747AF |
| MSN: | 108-33731 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7460 hours |
| Engine model: | Wright R-2600-35 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Encinal, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Encinal, TX (XA66) |
| Encinal, TX (XA66) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the takeoff roll, at an airspeed of about 60 knots, the pilot rotated the nose of the airplane to the standard angle for takeoff. The co-pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, he thought that the pilot had called for the landing gear to be retracted, so he reached down and moved the landing gear handle. Shortly thereafter the landing gear began to collapse and both propellers and the fuselage impacted the runway surface. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident and the co-pilot said that he prematurely raised the gear handle.
Probable Cause: The co-pilot's premature retraction of the landing gear during takeoff, which resulted in a gear collapse and impact with the runway surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11LA254
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=1679
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 13:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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