# Incident 19980917032339I: Beech 35-C33A, San Bernadino, CA, September 17, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: San Bernadino, CA
- Airport: Norton Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1083° N, 117.2898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bernardino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1083&lon=-117.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88YY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88YY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33A (registry code 1151410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980917032339I

## Narrative

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

WHEN THE PILOT ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKE-OFF, THE LANDINGS GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 1800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY FROM THE STARTING POINT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE SKIN AND PROPELLER THE PILOT MAINTAINED THAT HE DID NOT RETRACT THE GEAR AND THAT THE GREEN GEAR SAFE LIGHT WAS ON DURING TAXI AND TAKE-OFF ROLL. IN THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT, IF THE GEAR HANDLE IS IN THE "UP" POSITION, AND THE SQUAT SWITCH IS DEPRESSED, THE GREEN GEAR SAFE LIGHT WILL STAY ON. WHEN WEIGHT IS TAKEN OFF THE SQUAT SWITCH, THE GEAR WILL RETRACT. A MECHANIC AT THE SCENE STATED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE "UP" POSITION AND THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS SIMILAR TO OTHER ACCIDENTS HE HAD SEEN WHERE THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE "UP" POSITION. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT DID NOT COMPLETE A THROUGH PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BEFORE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WILL BE REEXAMINED UNDE SECTION 44709.

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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