No fatalities

BEECH F33A accident at Oxford, CT, 7 Aug 2021

Oxford, CT, United States

On August 7, 2021, a BEECH F33A was involved in an aviation accident near Oxford, CT. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The inadvertent operation of the landing handle during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose gear retraction and subsequent collision with the runway. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The inadvertent operation of the landing handle during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose gear retraction and subsequent collision with the runway.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Pilot