# NTSB CHI81FET15: Beech V35B, N1632W, Ft Wayne, IN, September 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1981
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN · FT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FET15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1916  81/9/10    FT WAYNE,IN         BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 920
        TIME - 1130                    N1632W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPPANEE,IN                 FT WAYNE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1632W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1632W), registered now, S/N D-9363, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baer

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810910065699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910065699A), Sep 10, 1981: Beech V35B, Ft Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Inadvertently retracted landing gear on landing roll. Gear damage consistent with weighted retract cycle.

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.

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