# Incident 20020828026149I: Beech E35, New Smyrnabeach, FL, August 28, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2002, 18:15 local time
- Place: New Smyrnabeach, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3512B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3512B) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020828026149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOTS STATEMENT STATED THAT TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NORMAL AND ON ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED BY MAINT. PERSONNEL AND THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN TRANSION MODE AT THE TIME OF THE GEAR COLLAPSE. THERE WAS NO SYSTEM OR COMPONENT FAILURE. THIS INSPECTOR BELIEVES THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR ON LANDING ROLL OUT THINKING THEY WERE THE FLAPS THAT HE RETRACTED. THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHES FOR LANDING GEAR AND THE FLAPS ARE IDENTICAL AND ARE LOCATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

## Other reports on N3512B (2)

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

- [Incident 19860919063479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919063479I), Sep 19, 1986: Beech E35 (N3512B), Prairieville, LA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout after left brake failure. Damage to propeller and wingtip.
- [Accident 19781220037339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781220037339A), Dec 20, 1978: Beech F35 (N3512B), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. Gusts to 35KTS.

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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