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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech P35 · Oklahoma City, OK · November 25, 2005

Date: November 25, 2005 · 17:35 local
Place: Oklahoma City, OK
Airport: Wiley Post Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1554Z
Reported as: Beech P35
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 475 total250 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N1554ZRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2008 · Beech P35S/N D-6864 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech P35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 25, 2005, at approximately 5:35 p.m., CST, a Beechcraft BE-35, received minor damage as a result of a landing gear collapse during landing rollout on runway 17L at the Wiley Post Airport, bethany, OK. The piolot and passenger were not injured. A written statement provided by the pilot indicated that during the landing rollout, he reached down to the switch to retract what he thought was the flaps. Instead, the pilot reached for and retracted the landing gear switch, thus causing the left main and nose gear to collapse. Damage was confined to the propeller, engine, left main landing gear, nose landing gear, and underside of the fuselage. There was no Post incident fire. Weather conditions at the time of the incident were VFR.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 25, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:35 P.M., CST, A BEECHCRAFT BE-35, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF A LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 17L AT THE WILEY POST AIRPORT, BETHANY, OK. THE PIOLOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. A WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT INDICATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, HE REACHED DOWN TO THE SWITCH TO RETRACT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE FLAPS. INSTEAD, THE PILOT REACHED FOR AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH, THUS CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THERE WAS NO POST INCIDENT FIRE. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE VFR.

Other reports on N1554Z · 1

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

Accident 20070301002699AForced Landing · Ponca City, OK(-23) On short final to runway 35 at Ponca City, Oklahoma, the aircraft lost engine power. Pilot was unable to successfully glide to the runway striking a passing vehicle on road perpendicular to the runway. No abnormalities were noted with the aircraft…Mar 1, 2007 · Substantial damage