Tupelo Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Tupelo, Mississippi 38801
Friday, June 13, 2014 15:45 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

According to the pilot, during the landing roll, he inadvertently raised the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle. The landing gear retracted, and the airplane impacted the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the runway, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/13/2014
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1545
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Tupelo
Event State MISSISSIPPI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 38801
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 341605N
Event Location Longitude 0884607E
Event Location Airport Tupelo Regional
Event Location Nearest Airport ID TUP
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 346
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1538 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID TUP
Elevation of weather observation facility 346
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
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) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 40
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.93
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KTUP 132053Z 04007KT 10SM CLR 27/18 A2993
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 33310
NTSB Notification Source FAA Southern ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 20 2014 12:40PM
User who most recently changed record gots
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N93HS
NTSB Number ERA14CA307
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 58
Aircraft Series Identifier UNDESIGNAT
Aircraft Serial Number TH-1107
Certified Max Gross Weight 5503
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 4
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 4 2013 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 49
Airframe Hours 4640
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type C91
Aircraft Owner Name TOTAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4322 BUTLER RD
Aircraft Owner City TUPELO
Aircraft Owner State MS
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 388018497
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Kenneth Austin
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Tupelo
Operator State MS
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 38801
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 TUP
Departure City Tupelo
Departure State MS
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1540
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code TUP
Destination City Tupelo
Destination State MS
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 20 2014 12:41PM
User who most recently changed record gots
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 36
Runway Length 7150
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --