Beechcraft A35 N8735A
7 June 2002 · Newcastle, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 June 2002 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft A35 registered N8735A was involved in an accident near Newcastle, Wyoming, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newcastle, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mondell Field (ECS)
- Coordinates
- 43.8397, -104.2092
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A35
- Registration
- N8735A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newcastle → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN02LA056
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After practicing maneuvers outlined in the commercial pilot practical flight test guide, the pilot returned to the airport and performed different types of takeoffs and landings on runway 31. The pilot said the airport's AWOS (automated weather observation station) then reported a wind shift, and he made an approach to runway 13. He forgot to lower the landing gear and landed wheels up. According to a Raytheon Aircraft Company spokesman, the airplane is equipped with an audible landing gear warning system that activates whenever power is reduced below 12 inches of manifold pressure and the landing gear is still retracted. The pilot said he didn't know if his airplane was so equipped and, if it was, he did not hear the warning horn prior to touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2002 | Beechcraft A35 | Rio Linda, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2002 | Beechcraft A35 | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 2001 | Beechcraft A35 | Moab, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2003 | Beechcraft A35 | Freeland, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2003 | Beechcraft A35 | Douglass, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1999 | Beechcraft A35 | Phillipsburg, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2002 | Boeing E75 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Arctic S-1B2 | Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States | Wyoming Game and Fish Department | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 2002 | American General AA5B | Worland, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 May 2002 | Cessna 170A | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 2002 | Cessna T210M | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Feb 2002 | Aviat A-1A | Afton, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |