At 0950 eastern time, a Beech 58 was damaged while landing at Lehigh Valley International Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot reported landing without incident but then raising the landing gear switch instead of the flaps during the rollout. The landing gear retracted and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway, suffering damage to the left wing spar during the sequence.
October 12, Allentown, Pa. / Beech Baron
At 0950 eastern time, a Beech 58 was damaged while landing at Lehigh Valley International Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot reported landing without incident but then raising the landing gear switch instead of the flaps during the rollout. The landing gear retracted and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway, suffering damage to the left wing spar during the sequence....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech 58 aircraft was damaged during landing at Lehigh Valley International Airport when its landing gear retracted.
- The incident occurred due to the pilot mistakenly raising the landing gear switch instead of the flaps during the runway rollout.
- The airplane slid to a stop, suffering damage to the left wing spar, though the pilot was uninjured.
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