# Incident 20000409002139I: Beech H35, Rock Springs, WY, April 9, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2000, 10:41 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7979D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7979D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,440 total, 4 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000409002139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MARK B. DELONG WAS RECEIVING HIS INITIAL CHECK OUT IN FLYING A HIGH PERFORMANCE RETRACTABLE GEAR AIRPLANE.  AFTER LANDING, INSTRUCTOR VERHEYDT ASK STUDENT DELONG TO RAISE THE FLAPS.  MR. DELONG RAISED THE GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS.  THE INSTRUCTOR WAS COUNSELED ON PROPER TECHNIQUES OF GIVING INSTRUCTION IN HIGH PERFORMANCE RETRACTABLE GEAR AIRPLANES.  ALSO, HE WAS COUNSELED ON THE PROPER TIME AND CONFIGURATION OF THE AIRPLANE FOR TAXI TO THE RAMP, OR RETURNING TO THE RUNWAY FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N7979D (1)

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

- [Incident 19980810028039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980810028039I), Aug 10, 1998: Beech H35 (N7979D), Beaumont Port A, TX, Minor damage. Mr. Barry was the sole occupant of aircraft N7979D and stated he departed beaumounnt muni to go to bpt for a touch and go on runway 34. He was fast and landed…

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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