# Incident 20141210023319I: Beech S35, Decatur, TX, December 10, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2014, 13:42 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2265° N, 97.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2265&lon=-97.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7922K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7922K) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141210023319I

## Narrative

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

WHILE SLOWING AIRCRAFT TO TURN OFF RUNWAY THE PILOT MISTAKENLY SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE "UP" POSITION WHEN HE INTENDED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. NO SPECIAL GUARD OR SAFETY ON LANDING GEAR HANDLE. THE GEAR HANDLE HAS A ROUND KNOB AND THE FLAP HANDLE HAS A SQUARE KNOB.

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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