# Accident 20030717017879A: Beech A35, Freeland, WA, July 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2003, 18:00 local time
- Place: Freeland, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9744° N, 122.5503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9744&lon=-122.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8598A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8598A-2005-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030717017879A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA03LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA164), Jul 18, 2003: Beech A35 (N8598A), Freeland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

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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