# NTSB NYC06CA023: Beech M35, N120V, Pittsfield, MA, October 28, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 28, 2005, 18:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Pittsfield, MA
- Coordinates: 42.426666, -73.292778
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4267&lon=-73.2928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06CA023
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62768/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA023

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll.

## Sequence of events

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

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

## Analysis

During the landing roll, the nose of the airplane "dropped," the propeller struck the runway, and the airplane skidded to a stop.  A subsequent inspection of the airplane revealed that all three landing gear had retracted, resulting in substantial damage.  The pilot stated that he inadvertently retracted the landing gear, instead of the flaps, during the landing roll.

## Factual narrative

"This report is based on information received by the NTSB.  Additional details may be found in the NTSB's public docket for this case.  For further information, please contact the NTSB Office of Public Inquiries."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N120V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120V-2017-06-14), registration cancelled 2017-06-14, S/N D-6419, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-6419
- Engines: Continental IO-470 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: L & K Pratical Solutions Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BQR, Lancaster, NY
- Destination: PSF, Pittsfield, MA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: PSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, runway 08

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 1,538 total, 920 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20051028028039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051028028039A), Oct 28, 2005: Beech M35, Pittsfield, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) The PIC stated, I made a normal approach and landed at Pittsfield airport (psf) at approximately 6:15 pm 10/28/2005. The landing was normal and routine…

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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