# Incident 20060319004289I: Beech D35, Santa Rosa, CA, March 19, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2006
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7777J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7777J-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060319004289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT INDICATED HE HAD MADE SEVERAL TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS BEFORE INCIDENT. PILOT PLACED A TOOL BAG BEHIND THE PILOT SEAT ON THE FLOOR. THE CLOTH HANDLE ON THE TOOL BAG WRAPPED AROUND THE EMERGENCY DOWN CRANK HANDLE BEHING THE PILOT SEAT. THIS CAUSED THE EMERGENCY VALVE TO OPEND DURING LANDING. THE RESULT CAUSED THE GEAR NOT TO EXTEND PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

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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