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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Aspen, CO · May 20, 2013

Date: May 20, 2013 · 19:18 local
Place: Aspen, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N27550
Reported as: Beech V35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,258 total1,258 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N27550Registered now · Beech V35S/N D-8465 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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On may 20, 2013 at approximately 19:18 MDT aircraft N27550, a Beech bonanza V35 aircraft sustained minor damage after landing at Aspen airport (kase) Colorado. The sole occupant on board was uninjured. Weather at the time was visual meteorological conditions,(VMC)

(Kase)

The pilot stated he mistook the landing gear switch for the flap switch and inadvertently retracted the landing gear on landing rollout.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 20, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:18 MDT AIRCRAFT N27550, A BEECH BONANZA V35 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER LANDING AT ASPEN AIRPORT (KASE) COLORADO. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS UNINJURED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS,(VMC)

(KASE)

THE PILOT STATED HE MISTOOK THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH FOR THE FLAP SWITCH AND INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR ON LANDING ROLLOUT.