Probable cause
The pilot's unintentional retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
The single-engine-rated pilot reported that, during a multiengine check ride, the fight examiner requested that he conduct several touch-and-go landings. During the landing roll, he mistakenly retracted the landing gear, and the airplane then skidded down the right side of the runway and came to rest at a taxi intersection. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA20CA084 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 9, 2019
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Broomfield, Colorado
- Nearest airport
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech 55
- N-number
- N6206V
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1967
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.