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FAA accident report · Beech A35 · Freeland, WA · July 17, 2003

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Date
July 17, 2003 · 18:00 local
Place
Freeland, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8598A
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA03LA164
Reported as
Beech A35
Reported engine
Continental IO470C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total3,500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N8598ARegistration cancelled Dec 15, 2005 · Beech A35S/N D-2036 · Built 1949Airframe modelBeech A35Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On July 17, 2003, approximately 1730 pacific daylight, a Beechcraft A35 (bonanza) aircraft, registered to and being flown by a private pilot, lost engine power while flying at approximately 2500' MSL over useless bay and made a gear-up emergency landing at approximately 1800 pacific daylight time on doublebluff beach south of Freeland, Washington. The pilot, nor any of the three passengers aboard were injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan was filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14 CFR 91, and originated from crest airport in kent, Washington. Its intended destination was east sound airport in east sound, Washington. A witness at the scene recorded a video of the landing sequence which illustrates visual (smoke) and audible engine trouble (sputtering) and a beach landing. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and both ends, damage to the left and right flaps, structural damage to the left mid-fuselage and numerous areas of skin damage to the belly of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1730 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT, A BEECHCRAFT A35 (BONANZA) AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO AND BEING FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT, LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 2500' MSL OVER USELESS BAY AND MADE A GEAR-UP EMERGENCY LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON DOUBLEBLUFF BEACH SOUTH OF FREELAND, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT, NOR ANY OF THE THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD WERE INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PERSONAL, WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM CREST AIRPORT IN KENT, WASHINGTON. ITS INTENDED DESTINATION WAS EAST SOUND AIRPORT IN EAST SOUND, WASHINGTON. A WITNESS AT THE SCENE RECORDED A VIDEO OF THE LANDING SEQUENCE WHICH ILLUSTRATES VISUAL (SMOKE) AND AUDIBLE ENGINE TROUBLE (SPUTTERING) AND A BEACH LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND BOTH ENDS, DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MID-FUSELAGE AND NUMEROUS AREAS OF SKIN DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA03LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFreeland, WAA partially blocked fuel injector which led to an over temperature condition in the cylinders resulting in a loss of engine power during cruise flight. Sandy terrain conditions for the landing was a factor.Jul 18, 2003 · Substantial damage