# Incident 19810214023709I: Beech 35BEECH, Santa Monica, CA, February 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1981, 11:57 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7235B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7235B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214023709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT INTENDED TO RETRACT FLAPS BUT MOVED GEAR SWITCH INSTEAD. AIRCRAFT WEIGHT ON GEAR WAS LIGHT. GEAR RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N7235B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850925053569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925053569I), Sep 25, 1985: Beech J35 (N7235B), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. On short final pilot inadvertently retracted gear. Intended to turn on landing light.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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