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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Springfield, OH · February 28, 1998

Date: February 28, 1998 · 14:40 local
Place: Springfield, OH
Airport: Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9597R
Reported as: Beech M35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,650 total166 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9597RRegistered now · Beech M35S/N D-6191 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBeech M35 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.

Narrative: Mr. Odgers departed greene county airport (I19) for a local flight. He went to Springfield airport (sgh) to practice instrument approaches and touch-and-go landings. On his first approach to runway 24, he made a normal landing. In preparation for take off he reached over and thought he put up the flaps; he actually put the gear switch in the up position. As he applied power for take off the gear started to retract and the aircraft settled back on the runway and slid to a stop. After exiting the aircraft Mr. Odgers looked back and saw the gear switch in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. ODGERS DEPARTED GREENE COUNTY AIRPORT (I19) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. HE WENT TO SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT (SGH) TO PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES AND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. ON HIS FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24, HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING. IN PREPARATION FOR TAKE OFF HE REACHED OVER AND THOUGHT HE PUT UP THE FLAPS; HE ACTUALLY PUT THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE UP POSITION. AS HE APPLIED POWER FOR TAKE OFF THE GEAR STARTED TO RETRACT AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT MR. ODGERS LOOKED BACK AND SAW THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE UP POSITION.

Other reports on N9597R · 1

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

Accident 19940404011029ALevel Off Touchdown · Anderson, INUnable to get fuel from right tip tank due clogged vent. Wing heavy landing. Veered off runway. Collapsed nose gearApr 4, 1994 · Reported as Beech 35BEECH · Substantial damage