N8199R – Beech 58 – 2002-10-12 NTSB Accident Report

On October 12, 2002, a Beech 58 (N8199R) was involved in an incident near Allentown, PA. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the ground.

On October 12, 2002, at 0950 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58, N8199R, was substantially damaged while landing at the Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Allentown, Pennsylvania. The certificated airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

According to the pilot, after departing from ABE, he heard an "unidentifiable" noise, and elected to return to the airport. After touching down on runway 06, during the rollout, the pilot attempted to raise the flaps; however, mistakenly raised the landing gear handle. The landing gear retracted and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway.

This incident is documented in NTSB report NYC03LA006. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N8199R.