# Incident 20090919049519I: Beech S35, Crystal River, FL, September 19, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2009, 14:40 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Crystal River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FOGS
- Location: 28.8672° N, 82.5710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Crystal River Airport (CGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8672&lon=-82.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2015W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2015W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 23,006 total, 450 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090919049519I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (PILOT-IN-COMMAND) AND "STUDENT," A PRIVATE PILOT BUILDING COMPLEX AIRPLANE TIME TOWARDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE, WERE UTILIZING RUNWAY 9 AT CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT WITH THE INTENT OF DOING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO'S.  AFTER THE FIRST LANDING AT THE 1000-FOOT MARKER, THE "STUDENT" BEGAN CONFIGURING THE AIRPLANE FOR TAKE-OFF.  WITH THE INTENT OF RAISING THE FLAPS TO THE TAKE-OFF POSITION, HE MISTOOK THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH FOR THE FLAP SWITCH AND MOVED IT TO THE "UP" POSITION.  THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED FULLY, WHICH ALLOWED THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY, DOING DAMAGE TO ALL THREE BLADES.  AS THE MAIN GEAR WAS RETRACTING, IT APPEARS THAT THE TIRES CONTACTED THE INNER GEAR DOORS; AND THIS ALLOWED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT PARTIALLY TO APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF ITS FULL TRAVEL.  THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP AT THE 1,500-FOOT MARKER.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND ACTUATOR RODS AND BEARINGS.

## Other reports on N2015W (5)

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

- [Incident 20220428006509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220428006509I), Apr 28, 2022: Beech S35 (N2015W), Princeton, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he was on approach 39N and was landing on runway 28. He stated that entered the traffic pattern, extended the landing gear and flaps and…
- [Incident 20160206000689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160206000689I), Feb 6, 2016: Beech S35 (N2015W), Crystal River, FL, Minor damage. The aircraft made a normal landing on runway 9 at kcgc. During the landing rollout, the nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 20001031018799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001031018799I), Oct 31, 2000: Beech S35 (N2015W), Keystone Height, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot was taxing along a closed towards the ramp area. Aircraft nose wheel fell onto a hidden pothole. Nose wheel collapsed causing minor damage to the…
- [Accident 19911114051879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114051879A), Nov 14, 1991: Beech S35 (N2015W), St Petersburg, FL, 1 fatal. Elderly passenger lost his balance on wing walk while boarding and fell backwards striking his head on ramp.
- [Accident 19770712029279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712029279A), Jul 12, 1977: Beech S35 (N2015W), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Left mags on while pulling prop through. Acft hit hanger.

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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