Accident · 1991-07-29

NTSB case CHI91LA227 · AERO COMMANDER 500B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER 500B (N120EL)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Central Air Southwest, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CENTRAL AIR-SOUTHWEST

Probable cause

THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE GEAR UP POSTION PREMATURELY RESULTING IN A GEAR RETRACTION DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE PROPER PROCEDURES WERE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE PILOT.

Source: NTSB case CHI91LA227

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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