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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Klamath Falls, OR · August 16, 1988

Date: August 16, 1988 · 05:23 local
Place: Klamath Falls, OR
Airport: Kingsley Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3009C
Reported as: Beech J35
Reported engine: Continental IO470C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 135 total70 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N3009CRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Beech J35S/N D-5672 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBeech J35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear retracted on takeoff. Pilot unfamiliar with selector which was in unlocked position. Out of annual.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF. PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH SELECTOR WHICH WAS IN UNLOCKED POSITION. OUT OF ANNUAL.