# Accident 20020607012139A: Beech A35, Newcastle, WY, June 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Newcastle, WY
- Airport: Mondell Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8397° N, 104.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8397&lon=-104.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8735A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8735A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020607012139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, SKINS ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THREE BULKHEADS AFT OF THE FIREWALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA056), Jun 7, 2002: Beech A35 (N8735A), Newcastle, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.

## Other reports on N8735A (1)

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

- [Incident 20030726017919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030726017919I), Jul 26, 2003: Beech A35 (N8735A), Newcastle, WY, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported that on take off at approximately 60 knots he felt the left main gear begin to retract. He proceeded with the take off when the…

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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