# Accident 20260217000819A: Beech V35B, Gulf Shores, AL, February 17, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2026, 12:13 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards Ntl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2903° N, 87.6712° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2903&lon=-87.6712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,195 total, 719 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260217000819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL  WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES FLAPS, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE APPROPRIATE ROTATION SPEED, THE PILOT INITIATED THE GEAR UP PROCEEDURE.  AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA117), Feb 17, 2026: Beech V35 (N35KA), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish a positive rate of climb before retracting the landing gear, which resulted in abnormal runway contact during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N35KA (1)

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

- [Incident 19960827033609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960827033609I), Aug 27, 1996: Beech V35B (N35KA), Shenandoah, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot landed his aircraft with the landing gear in the down position. This was confirmed by the appropriate gear down and lock indications.…

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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