# NTSB MIA81DLD36: Beech V-35A, N221AB, St.Petersburg, FL, April 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1981
- Place: St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0728  81/4/25    ST.PETERSBURG,FL    BEECH V-35A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 4732
        TIME - 1415                    N221AB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1047 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PETERSBURG,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N221AB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221AB), registered now, S/N D-9064 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V-35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (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: Albert Whitted

## 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 19810425024039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425024039A), Apr 25, 1981: Beech V35A, St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Raised gear by mistake on landing roll. Intended to raise flaps.

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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