NTSB WPR26LA016 — 2025-10-12 · Olympia, Washington, United States

Current FAA registration · N35S

Make / Model: BEECH S35
Year of manufacture: 1964 · 61 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19640611
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A3E404

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N35S Beech S35 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear after landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during a landing roll of a touch-and-go landing, he attempted to reconfigure the airplane for takeoff. He inadvertently raised the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle, and the landing gear began to retract. The airplane struck the ground and slid to a stop on the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot
— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incorrect action performance-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_WPR26LA016.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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