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FTW83LA064

1982-12-21 · LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LIT

Current FAA registration · N7873R

Make / Model
BEECH E33
Year of manufacture
1969 · 13 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690207
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAAD58

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL, ALL THREE OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AS THE PILOT WAS APPLYING BRAKES TO TURN OFF AT THE FIRST EXIT. FAA INSPECTORS FOUND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION WITH THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE FLAPS WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION. MOST OF THE PILOT'S FLIGHT TIME WAS IN CESSNA AIRCRAFT THAT HAD THE FLAP HANDLE LOCATED IN THE APPROXIMATE POSITION OF THIS BEECH AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR HANDLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE ACTIVATED THE WRONG SWITCH. HE HAD ONLY 6 HRS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW83LA064.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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