# Accident 19990901047139A: Beech J35, Union, OR, September 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Union, OR
- Airport: Red'S Wallowa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1500° N, 117.7697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1500&lon=-117.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7299B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7299B-2012-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990901047139A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON A REMOTE GRASS RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER A RUT, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY, SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATING THE NOSE GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A SLOPING GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE LANDING RUNWAY.  NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WITH THE AIRCRAFT THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.                                                               (-23)PILOT GRAVES LANDED SHORT AND RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE BACK COUNTRY AIRSTRIP.  THIS RESULTED IN UNIMPROVED SURFACE PULLING HIM INTO SOFT TURF.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA169), Sep 1, 1999: Beech J-35 (N7299B), Union, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control not maintained. A rough/uneven landing area was a factor.

## Other reports on N7299B (2)

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

- [Incident 20070804826049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070804826049I), Aug 4, 2007: Beech J35 (N7299B), Janesville, WI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he had flown the aircraft numerous times with alternator inoperative, recharging battery at landing points prior to jvl. Landing gear is…
- [Incident 19941022044759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941022044759I), Oct 22, 1994: Beech J35 (N7299B), Walla Walla, WA, Minor damage. Inadvertently raised gear instead of flaps on touch and go. Nose gear collapsed.

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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