Beech V35B accident near Jacksonville, Florida, March 20, 2004
On March 20, 2004 at about 1:45 pm local time, a Beech V35B, registered N412V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida (Herlong airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the taxi from landing, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 20, 2004 · about 1:45 pm local time
- Place
- Jacksonville, Florida · Herlong · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech V35B · all V35Bs on the register
- Registration
- N412V · no longer on the register · serial D9292
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During taxi from landing, the commercial pilot inadvertently retracted the landing gear while attempting to retract the flaps. The landing gear collapsed, damaging the landing gear support structure and associated structural attachments.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: glider; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 1,163 hours in all; 492 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 1,112 as pilot in command; 122 on instruments
- Last flight review: March 16, 2002
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,721 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 29, 2004; 17 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-550-B4F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 4J6 St. Marys GA at 12:30 pm
- Destination: HEG Jacksonville FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 4,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.35 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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