# Accident 20051028028039A: Beech M35, Pittsfield, MA, October 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2005, 18:15 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, MA
- Airport: Pittsfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4267° N, 73.2928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4267&lon=-73.2928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120V-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,535 total, 900 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051028028039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC STATED, I MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDED AT PITTSFIELD AIRPORT (PSF) AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 PM 10/28/2005. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND ROUTINE IN ALL RESPECTS. THERE WAS A DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE MAIN GEAR AND A FULL DOWN ARROW FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THE INDICATORS WERE CHECKED AGAIN OVER THE NUMBERS. THE LANDING WAS SOFT AND NORMAL. ON ROLL OUT THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE PROP BEGAN STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP STRAIGHT AHEAD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. THE PIC MADE A SECOND STATEMENT ON 10/31/2005, "AFTER MOVING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP, A SUBSEQUENT OBSERVATION OF THE FLAP AND LANDING GEAR SWITCHES, SHOWED THAT I INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH AND NOT THE FLAP SWITCH." THIS RESULTED IN THE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC06CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA023), Oct 28, 2005: Beech M35 (N120V), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N120V (1)

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

- [Incident 19790501100019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501100019I), May 1, 1979: Beech M35 (N120V), Smithville, OH, Minor damage. Landing gear inadvertently retracted during takeoff roll; practicing touch and go.

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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