Accident Beechcraft 60 N620E,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362027
 
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Date:Saturday 22 May 1993
Time:08:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 60
Owner/operator:G & B Investments Mgrs.
Registration: N620E
MSN: P-107
Total airframe hrs:2075 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING TIO-541-E1A4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Bullfrog, UT -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Salt Lake City, UT (KSLC)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, APPROACHING THE AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT CHECKED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER A NORMAL TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SLID ON THE NOSE GEAR FOR A DISTANCE WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND EVENTUALLY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE DAMAGE INDICATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Probable Cause: INADVERTENT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA93LA138
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 12 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB SEA93LA138

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Revision history:

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