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DEN91LA054

1991-03-24 · GREELEY, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GXY

Current FAA registration · N5463D

Make / Model
BEECH H35
Year of manufacture
1957 · 34 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19570211
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6F0FB

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE LANDING ROLL.

Factual narrative

DURING A NORMAL FULL STOP LANDING, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE LANDING ROLL. THE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. NO MALFUNCTION IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_DEN91LA054.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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