Beechcraft S35 N35S

Summary

On 12 October 2025 at about 21:35 local time, a Beechcraft S35 registered N35S was involved in an accident near Olympia, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 October 2025 at 21:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Olympia, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Olympia Regional Airport (OLM)

Coordinates

46.9690, -122.9030

Aircraft

Beechcraft S35

Registration

N35S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA016

Nobody was injured.

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.