# Incident 19971212046609I: Beech J35, Mineola, TX, December 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mineola, TX
- Airport: Mineola Wisener Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6767° N, 95.5110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINEOLA WISENER FLD (3F9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6767&lon=-95.5110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3020C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3020C) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,825 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971212046609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING AT MINEOLA, TX, WISENER FIELD AIRPORT, PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT AT 1600 CST DEC. 12, 1997.

## Other reports on N3020C (2)

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

- [Incident 19900120008039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120008039I), Jan 20, 1990: Beech J35 (N3020C), Conway, AR, Minor damage. Rough engine. Windshield covered with oil. Forced landing. NR2 cylinder rod had failed.
- [Incident 19880402015979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880402015979I), Apr 2, 1988: Beech J35 (N3020C), Frisco, TX. Propeller cycled inflight. Engine locked up. Forced landing on a road off airport. Found broken crankshaft.

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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