# Incident 20140818020869I: Beech 35, Greer, SC, August 18, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2014, 17:37 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Greenville Spartanburg International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8957° N, 82.2189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG INTL (GSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8957&lon=-82.2189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3959N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3959N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,576 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140818020869I

## Narrative

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

AFTER COMPLETING PRACTICE LANDINGS AT GSP THE PILOT INTENDED TO TAKE OFF AND RETURN TO HOME AIRPORT. PILOT INTENDED TO RETRACT FLAPS FOR TAKE OFF BUT MISTAKENLY SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH.  THIS CAUSED THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO PARTIALLY COLLAPSE RESULTING IN  MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N3959N (1)

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

- [Incident 20160404005539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160404005539I), Apr 4, 2016: Beech 35 (N3959N), Williamston, SC, Minor damage. The goal for April 4, 2016 was to familiarize the student with the BE35 so he could obtain his high performance endorsement within the next couple of flights.…

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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