# Incident 20100910045599I: Beech A36TC, Sun River, OR, September 10, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2010, 17:01 local time
- Place: Sun River, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8821° N, 121.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunriver, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8821&lon=-121.4350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99VM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99VM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100910045599I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DANIEL SKOTTE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY FROM KLAMATH FALLS, OR TO THE BEND, OR AIRPORT.  HE REPORTED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN HIS AIRPLANE.  MR. SKOTTE DIVERTED TO THE SUNRIVER AIRPORT, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND, THE FRONT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE PLANE TO SKID DOWN THE RUNWAY. MR. SKOTTE STATEED THAT HE LOST ALL "ELECTRONICS" IN HIS PLANE CAUSING RADIO AND LANDING GEAR FAILURE. HE CALLED THE FAA FSS AND ADVISED THEM OF HIS DIFFICULTIES. MR. SKOTTE PULLED THE FUSES TO THE LANDING GEAR AND MANAULLY CRANKED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE CLAIMS THAT THE REAR WHEELS TOUCHED FIRST AND WHEN THE NOSE TOUCHED THE GROUND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N99VM (3)

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

- [Incident 20120907018939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120907018939I), Sep 7, 2012: Beech A36TC (N99VM), Bend, OR, Minor damage. Pilot in command failed to place the landing gear lever to the down position due to a distraction on the radio frequency. As a result, the A36TC aircraft…
- [Incident 20080621844389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621844389I), Jun 21, 2008: Beech A36TC (N99VM), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. (-23) In an interview with the pilot, he stated he "had a propeller strike on takeoff, but was unaware of the strike." He mentioned no vibration in the…
- [Incident 19850926056489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850926056489I), Sep 26, 1985: Beech A36TC (N99VM), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Unable to restart engine after failure. Landed in field using partial flaps. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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