# NTSB DEN85LA149: Beech V35B, N908V, Kalispell, MT, June 5, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 5, 1985, 12:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Coordinates: 48.190757, -114.379806 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1908&lon=-114.3798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85LA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16690/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA149

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - gear retraction - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

N904V, A PRIVATELY OWNED B-35, SKIDDED OFF TO THE SIDE OF A RUNWAY DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID THAT HE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE GEAR UP SWITCH INSTEAD OF THE FLAP SWITCH. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PLT TO LOSE CONTROL OF ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N908V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N908V), registered now, S/N D9645, built 1974 (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
- Serial number: D9645
- Airframe hours: 2273
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BA 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Eric A. Bryce
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: S34, PLAINS, MT
- Airport: S27, Kalispell, runway 31, 3,600 × 70 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 71; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 6,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 55 °F

## 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 19850605022619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850605022619A), Jun 5, 1985: Beech V35B, Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. Inadvertantly retracted gear instead of flaps during crosswind rollout.

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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