Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
The pilot said that after landing he inadvertently moved the main landing gear lever rather than the flap lever to the retract position, which resulted in the collapse of all three landing gear and substantial damage to the undercarriage of the airplane. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR11CA468 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 24, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Riverton, Wyoming
- Nearest airport
- Riverton Regional Airport (RIW)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech 36
- N-number
- N7549N
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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