# NTSB LAX82DA278: Beech F35, N4472D, Upland, CA, July 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 25, 1982, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Upland, CA
- Coordinates: 34.100543, -117.660469 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1005&lon=-117.6605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA278
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72898/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA278

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - gear retraction - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT PULLED UP LANDING GEAR AFTER LANDING INSTEAD OF FLAPS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4472D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4106
- Airframe hours: 3829
- Engines: CONTINENTAL E-225-B 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gary W. Golden
- Registered owner: Gary W. Golden
- Departed: WHP, LOS ANGELAS, CA
- Destination: FORT PIERCE, FL
- Airport: CCB, Cable, runway 24, 3,600 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 5,431 total, 488 in this make and model, 5,251 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Temperature: 199 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ONT, 6 nm away

## 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 19820725031499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725031499A), Jul 25, 1982: Beech G35, Upland, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot mistakenly retracted gear instead of flaps during landing roll.

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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