N2167D – BEECH D35 – 2018-05-28 NTSB Accident Report

On May 28, 2018, a Beech D35 (N2167D) was involved in an incident near Corona, CA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot’s inadvertent landing gear retraction during the landing roll.

The pilot of the retractable landing gear airplane reported that, during the landing roll, he reached for the flap switch to retract the flaps, and although the flap and landing gear switches are on left and right side of the control column, respectively, he inadvertently retracted the landing gear.

The pilot added that he had previously been flying other airplanes and had become used to having the flap switch on the right side of the control column.

The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.

This incident is documented in NTSB report GAA18CA342. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2167D.