CHAMBLEE, GA, USA
N72253
BEECH A36
THE PLT AND AN ATC TWR CONTROLLER STATED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN DURING FINAL APCH. THE CONTROLLER SAID THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE APRCH THRESHOLD, ROLLED APRX 1,700 FT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY USING THE ACFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT WOULD NOT RETRACT BECAUSE OF IMPACT DAMAGE. LATERAL SCRAPE MARKS WERE ALSO FOUND ON THE LEFT MAIN TIRE. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THIS ACFT IS LOCATED IN THE CONVENTIONAL POSITION, TO THE LEFT OF THE THROTTLE.
THE INATTENTION OF THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN THE INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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