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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Jerome, ID · August 23, 2012

Date: August 23, 2012 · 15:32 local
Place: Jerome, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8230D
Reported as: Beech H35
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 476 total170 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N8230DRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Beech H35S/N D-5329 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech H35 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was enroute from new Mexico to the Jerome, ID airport (jer). Upon arriving at the Jerome airport a successful landing was accomplished on runway 26. During the roll out the pilot mistakenly positioned the landing gear handle to the up position thinking his hand was on the flap lever. The landing gear started the retract sequence resulting in the nose gear and right main retracting enough to cause damage to all landing gear doors, engine cowling, propeller and right wing tip tank. The FAA and NTSB was contacted while the aircraft was still on the runway. The NTSB iic approved the removal of the aircraft from the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM NEW MEXICO TO THE JEROME, ID AIRPORT (JER). UPON ARRIVING AT THE JEROME AIRPORT A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 26. DURING THE ROLL OUT THE PILOT MISTAKENLY POSITIONED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION THINKING HIS HAND WAS ON THE FLAP LEVER. THE LANDING GEAR STARTED THE RETRACT SEQUENCE RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN RETRACTING ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO ALL LANDING GEAR DOORS, ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP TANK. THE FAA AND NTSB WAS CONTACTED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY. THE NTSB IIC APPROVED THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY.