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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Concord, CA · April 15, 2004

Date: April 15, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place: Concord, CA
Airport: Buchanan Field
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8220D
Reported as: Beech H35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 443 total292 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N8220DRegistered now · Beech H35S/N D-5310 Airframe modelBeech H35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Rice in the late afternoon on April 15, 2004, picked his aircraft up from a maintenance shop at ccr. Mr. Rice performed pre-flight checks, and an engine run-up. He then took-off and flew out to a practice area. The aircraft performed normally. Mr. Rice stated he decided upon return to ccr to practice some "touch and go" work. He requested clearance and was cleared to do his first. He landed normally on runway 19R. Mr. Rice then states he prepared for take-off by aligning on the center-line, set trim, and retracted the flaps prior to take-off. As he applied power, the landing gear collapsed. Mr. Rice stated he secured the aircraft, and departed without injury. Pilot states he selected the landing gear switch instead of the flap switch. Pilot concludes a contributing factor was cabin disorientation because a work-board "normally" attached to the yoke was removed by maintenance and not re-installed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. RICE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON ON APRIL 15, 2004, PICKED HIS AIRCRAFT UP FROM A MAINTENANCE SHOP AT CCR. MR. RICE PERFORMED PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS, AND AN ENGINE RUN-UP. HE THEN TOOK-OFF AND FLEW OUT TO A PRACTICE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED NORMALLY. MR. RICE STATED HE DECIDED UPON RETURN TO CCR TO PRACTICE SOME "TOUCH AND GO" WORK. HE REQUESTED CLEARANCE AND WAS CLEARED TO DO HIS FIRST. HE LANDED NORMALLY ON RUNWAY 19R. MR. RICE THEN STATES HE PREPARED FOR TAKE-OFF BY ALIGNING ON THE CENTER-LINE, SET TRIM, AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. AS HE APPLIED POWER, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. MR. RICE STATED HE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT, AND DEPARTED WITHOUT INJURY. PILOT STATES HE SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH INSTEAD OF THE FLAP SWITCH. PILOT CONCLUDES A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS CABIN DISORIENTATION BECAUSE A WORK-BOARD "NORMALLY" ATTACHED TO THE YOKE WAS REMOVED BY MAINTENANCE AND NOT RE-INSTALLED.