20240205000839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech G35 · Mankato, MN · February 5, 2024

Date
February 5, 2024 · 18:45 local
Place
Mankato, MN
Airport
Mankato Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4627D
Reported as
Beech G35
Reported engine
Continental E225 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
446 total111 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While on the landing roll-out the PIC was performing the after-landing checklist and mistakenly selected the landing gear to the up position while meaning to retract the flaps. The nose gear unlocked allowing the nose to slowly settle to the ground. Minor damage to include a prop strike, lower cowling, and exhaust. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL-OUT THE PIC WAS PERFORMING THE AFTER-LANDING CHECKLIST AND MISTAKENLY SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE UP POSITION WHILE MEANING TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. THE NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED ALLOWING THE NOSE TO SLOWLY SETTLE TO THE GROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO INCLUDE A PROP STRIKE, LOWER COWLING, AND EXHAUST. NO INJURIES.