20041116032789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35 · La Verne, CA · November 16, 2004

Date: November 16, 2004 · 16:49 local
Place: La Verne, CA
Airport: Brackett Field Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5710V
Reported as: Beech V35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total700 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N5710VRegistered now · Beech V35S/N D-8087 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported that he was landing runway 26R at the bracket airport, pomona, California, at approximately 4 o'clock in the afternoon of November 16, 2004. He had flown local for about 30 minutes and had landed and taxied for about 1000 feet. He proceeded to do cockpit clean-up by raising the flaps but inadvertently raised the landing gear handle which retracted the landing gear. There were no injuries and minor damage to the aircraft, which included the gear doors, flaps and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING RUNWAY 26R AT THE BRACKET AIRPORT, POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AT APPROXIMATELY 4 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER 16, 2004. HE HAD FLOWN LOCAL FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND HAD LANDED AND TAXIED FOR ABOUT 1000 FEET. HE PROCEEDED TO DO COCKPIT CLEAN-UP BY RAISING THE FLAPS BUT INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WHICH RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH INCLUDED THE GEAR DOORS, FLAPS AND PROPELLER.