Crash location | 36.842222°N, 89.359722°W |
Nearest city | Charleston, MO
36.920885°N, 89.350631°W 5.5 miles away |
Tail number | N451S |
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Accident date | 20 Mar 2009 |
Aircraft type | Beech A36 |
Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that he had landed uneventfully at the conclusion of a local flight. However, during the landing rollout the pilot stated that he mistakenly selected the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle. As a result, the nose landing gear collapsed damaging the nose gear support fittings and nose gear assembly. The pilot noted that there were no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior to the accident.
The pilot's inadvertent use of the landing gear selector handle instead of the flap handle during landing rollout, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear.