# Incident 19980228009369I: Beech M35, Springfield, OH, February 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1998, 14:40 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Airport: Springfield-Beckley Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8403° N, 83.8402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGFIELD/BECKLEY MUNI (SGH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8403&lon=-83.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9597R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9597R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,650 total, 166 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980228009369I

## Narrative

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

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 19940404011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940404011029A), Apr 4, 1994: Beech 35BEECH (N9597R), Anderson, IN, Substantial damage. Unable to get fuel from right tip tank due clogged vent. Wing heavy landing. Veered off runway. Collapsed nose gear

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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