# NTSB Accident WPR23LA022
> **BEECH V35B** · 2022-10-20 · Nogales, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23LA022
- **Event ID:** 20221021106173
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-10-20
- **Location:** Nogales, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.427953, -110.83539
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** V35B
- **Registration:** N50JM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to establish a positive rate of climb before retracting the landing gear when he executed an aborted landing, which resulted in a propeller strike, diminished climb performance, and the inadvertent contact with terrain.

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