# Incident 19780907018579I: Beech 60, Redmond, OR, September 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1978, 10:00 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2541° N, 121.1500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Roberts Field (RDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2541&lon=-121.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N354D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907018579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FELT VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF, MAIN GEAR SCISSOR HAD BROKEN. LANDED WITH WHEEL 90 DEGREES TO STRUT.

## Other reports on N354D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800827038589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827038589A), Aug 27, 1980: Beech B60 (N354D), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Reported power loss & surging in both engines in climbout over ocean. Ditched. Cause of engine malunction unknown.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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