# Incident 19980925041399I: Beech E35, Vermlillion, SD, September 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Vermlillion, SD
- Airport: Harold Davidson Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UQMA
- Location: 42.7653° N, 96.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAROLD DAVIDSON FLD (VMR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7653&lon=-96.9343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7309B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7309B-2001-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,080 total, 73 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980925041399I

## Narrative

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

(-5)THE PILOT DEPARTED PIERRE, SD, AND LANDED AT VERMILLION, SD. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 135 WITH TWO PASSENGERS.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 7, THE PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR THINKING THE LEVER WAS GOING TO RETRACT THE FLAPS.  THE PILOT ADMITTED MAKING THE ERROR.

## Other reports on N7309B (3)

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

- [Incident 19951117044559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951117044559I), Nov 17, 1995: Beech E35 (N7309B), Sheldon, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: during landing rollout, aircraft nose gear collapsed. Investigation revealed that the rod end bolt for the landing gear retract link failed. Pn…
- [Incident 19951101044479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951101044479I), Nov 1, 1995: Beech E35 (N7309B), Tulsa, OK. Narrative: aircraft departed sioux city, IA enroute to Tulsa, OK. Fuel tanks were filled (50 gal) prior to take off. Pilot encountered stronger than…
- [Incident 19880710041479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710041479I), Jul 10, 1988: Beech E35 (N7309B), Canton, SD, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear actuator retract arm improperly indexed to drive shaft.

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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