# Accident 19960222002439A: Beech 35BEECH, Brownwood, TX, February 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Brownwood, TX
- Airport: Brownwood Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7198° N, 98.9709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7198&lon=-98.9709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N178DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178DP-2006-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,927 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960222002439A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT RETRACTED GEAR AT ROTATION PRIOR. POSITIVE CLIMB. SETTLED. SCRAPED RUNWAY. OVERRAN BY FOURTH MILE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA129), Feb 22, 1996: Beech P35 (N178DP), Brownwood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to follow manufacturer's procedures and premature gear retraction.

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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