Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Sikeston, Missouri 63801
Saturday, February 25, 2006 13:30 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane received substantial damage during an after landing taxi when the pilot retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps. The airplane was not equipped with an optional landing gear safety system.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The inadvertent landing gear retraction by the pilot during an after landing taxi.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/25/2006
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1330
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Sikeston
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 63801
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 365356N
Event Location Longitude 0893343W
Event Location Airport Sikeston Memorial Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SIK
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 315
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1253 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID CGI
Elevation of weather observation facility 342
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 20
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 8
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 20
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 20
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 23
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.28
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 21339
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Feb 27 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 25 2007 2:54PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\lema
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office St. Louis FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N562T
NTSB Number CHI06LA089
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model 95-55
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number TC-35
Certified Max Gross Weight 4880
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 1 2006 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4800
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Pilot
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Manila
Aircraft Owner State AR
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 72442
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MXA
Departure City Manila
Departure State AR
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1255
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code SIK
Destination City Sikeston
Destination State MO
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Taxi - from landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 19 2007 8:34AM
User who most recently changed record SULP
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 02
Runway Length 5502
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --