# Incident 20211126019879I: Beech K35, Watonga, OK, November 26, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2021, 10:52 local time
- Place: Watonga, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8475° N, 98.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watonga, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8475&lon=-98.4027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 210 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211126019879I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 26, 2021 AT APPROXIAMATELY 1052 LOCAL TIME, A 1959 BEECH K35 LANDED AT WATONGA (JWG), OKLAHOMA.  DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT INDVERTENTLY SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS.  THIS STARTED THE GEAR RETRACTION SEQUENCE CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO HIT THE RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND AIRCRAFT HAS VERY MINOR DAMAGE. FOLLOW-ON SAS ACTIVITY SW15202200871 FOR PILOT COUNSELING.

## Other reports on N35JW (1)

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

- [Accident 19851005057239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005057239A), Oct 5, 1985: Beech K35 (N35JW), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Dragged wingtip after encountering dust devil just before touchdown. Landed between runway and taxiway.

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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