Probable cause
The pilot inadvertently raised the landing gear during landing roll.
NTSB analysis
The pilot said that during the landing roll, the J-hook over the landing gear handle was "clicking" repeatedly; engaging and disengaging. When this had happened in the past, he pushed forward on the yoke, and reached over and raised the flaps. This time, he inadvertently raised the landing gear. The airplane settled to the runway damaging the stringers on the bottom of the fuselage and the empennage's dorsal fin.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for LAX08CA151 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 16, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Travis Afb, California
- Nearest airport
- Travis Afb (SUU)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech B200
- N-number
- N241PH
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
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.