Beech C90 accident near Windsor Locks, Connecticut, June 23, 2006
On June 23, 2006 at about 4:37 pm local time, a Beech C90, registered N20, was substantially damaged in an accident near Windsor Locks, Connecticut (Bradley International Airport). It was an instructional flight under public-use (government) rules. No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The non-flying pilot's improper procedure, which resulted in his inadvertent retraction of the landing gear while the airplane was on the ground.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 23, 2006 · about 4:37 pm local time
- Place
- Windsor Locks, Connecticut · Bradley International Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C90 · all C90s on the register
- Registration
- N20 · no longer on the register · serial LJ-912
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · public-use (government) rules
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
After touchdown, while performing a touch-and-go landing, the pilot flying (PF) set takeoff power and initiated the takeoff. The non-flying pilot (NFP) then asked if the PF if he "wanted flaps up." The PF replied "yes," and the NFP inadvertently raised the landing gear instead of the flaps. The airplane's landing gear subsequently retracted, and the underside of the airplane contacted the ground. The PF then aborted the takeoff, and the airplane skidded to a stop on the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, and no mechanical anomalies with the landing gear system were identified.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 10,000 hours in all; 1,400 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days; 10,000 as pilot in command; 4,900 on instruments
- Last flight review: March 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instructor: instrument airplane; instructor: instrument helicopter; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 5,583 hours in all; 46 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 5,230 as pilot in command; 2,013 on instruments
- Last flight review: March 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,245 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, May 1, 2006; 72 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,650 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-21 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PWM Portland ME at 7:05 pm
- Destination: BDL Windsor Locks CT
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 24, 9,510 ft by 200 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 16,000 ft; a few clouds at 5,500 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observation at 4:51 pm from BDL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N20 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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