# Incident 20230215002159I: Beech B35, Gulf Shores, AL, February 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2023, 17:11 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards Ntl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2772° N, 87.7024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulf Shores, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2772&lon=-87.7024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5117C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5117C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230215002159I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED GEAR RETRACTION DURING TAKE OFF ROLL.   MINOR DAMAGE EXHIBITED WITH LANDING GEAR, LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND MINOR SHEET METAL DAMAGE.  ENGINE AND PROP DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH A PROP STRIKE AT TAKEOFF POWER SET.

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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