# Incident 20040622010909I: Beech P35, Bermuda Dunes, CA, June 22, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2004, 13:20 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7484° N, 116.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BERMUDA DUNES (UDD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7484&lon=-116.2748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 971 total, 700 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040622010909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N985Q COMMENCED HIS TAKEOFF AND CLIMB FROM THE HEMET-RYAN AIRPORT ENROUTE TO THE BERMUDA DUNES AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PDT. THE PILOT CLIMBED TO A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 9,500FT. AFTER CROSSING THE SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN RANGE ESTABLISHED HE STARTED HIS DESCENT TO THE BERMUDA DUNES AIRPORT. THE PILOT ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 10 AND COMMENCED HIS FINAL DESCENT FROM DOWNWIND. THE PILOT STATED HE TURNED FINAL AND CONTINUED HIS APPROACH. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE GEAR UP LANDING. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT TOOK OFF HIS HEADSET AND NOTICED THE GEAR WARNING WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GEAR UP LANDING.

## Other reports on N985Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20250827013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250827013129I), Aug 27, 2025: Beech P35 (N985Q), Redlands, CA, Minor damage. On 08-27-2025 a Beechcraft BE-35-P35 inbound to ksbd diverted to krei when the pilot claimed to have experienced a complete electrical system failure. The…
- [Incident 20140120002999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140120002999I), Jan 20, 2014: Beech P35 (N985Q), San Bernardino, CA, Substantial damage. N985Q landed on runway 24 at ksbd with the gear in the up position. N985Q skidded along runway 24 coming to a stop.

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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