# Incident 20220625011239I: Beech S35, Kirksville, MO, June 25, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2022, 09:00 local time
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1982° N, 92.5746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirksville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1982&lon=-92.5746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897TM) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 19 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220625011239I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, THE PILOT REACHED FOR WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE FLAP HANDLE BUT WAS INSTEAD THE GEAR HANDLE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT NOTICED THE ERROR INSTANTLY AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE GEAR HANDLE BACK IN THE EXTENDED CONFIGURATION, HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE GEAR RE-TRACTED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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