NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR26LA016
Registry · N35S
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
HULTEEN GRANT S
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
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
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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.
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