# Incident 19850925053569I: Beech J35, Van Nuys, CA, September 25, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1985, 22:08 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&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 J35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925053569I

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR. INTENDED TO TURN ON LANDING LIGHT.

## Other reports on N7235B (1)

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

- [Incident 19810214023709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214023709I), Feb 14, 1981: Beech 35BEECH (N7235B), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Pilot intended to retract flaps but moved gear switch instead. Aircraft weight on gear was light. Gear retracted.

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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