# Accident 20060424009629A: Beech P35, Brandon, OR, April 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2006, 14:40 local time
- Place: Brandon, OR
- Airport: Brandon State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0865° N, 124.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0865&lon=-124.4079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8689M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8689M-2006-08-09) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,742 total, 829 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060424009629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING AS THE PILOT ELIMINATED THE CRAB INTO THE WIND AND WAS ESTABLISHING A SLIP A LARGE GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND 20-25 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND WRINKLES TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM SKINS. THE ENGINE STRUCTURALLY SEVERED FROM THE KEEL SECTION. ENGINE MOUNTS BROKEN AND PROP BENT. FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AND APPROXIMATELY THE AFT 12 INCHES OF THE FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED. THE WINDSHIELD AND LEFT FORWARD SIDE WINDOW WERE BROKEN.

## 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 SEA06CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA084), Apr 24, 2006: Beech P-35 (N8689M), Bandon, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. A crosswind was a factor.

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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