# Accident 20120908020299A: Beech V35B, Elko, NV, September 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2012, 09:35 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8247° N, 115.7917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8247&lon=-115.7917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1129T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1129T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,923 total, 1,645 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120908020299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED IN AN EMAIL STATEMENT RECEIVED ON 9-10-12 THE FOLLOWING;  PILOT TOOK OFF ON RWY 5 (7200') WITH 3 PASSENGERS AT 0928.AFTER ROTATION AND GEAR RETRACTION, BACK SEAT PASSENGER SAID FUEL WAS FLOWING OUT OF THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK.  PILOT OBSERVED SAMEAND ELECTED TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE POWER TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY BUT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND FORWARD BELLY SKIN  -  NO DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OR TIP TANKS.  PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRPLANE  -  NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR12CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA415), Sep 8, 2012: Beech V35B (N1129T), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform a thorough preflight inspection.

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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