# Accident 20111216028869A: Beech J35, Cheyenne, WY, December 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2011, 15:05 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Fiel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1556° N, 104.8106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1556&lon=-104.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8281D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8281D-2012-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111216028869A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 16, 2011 AT 1505 MST, N8281D A BEECHCRAFT MODEL J35 BONANZA AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT CHEYENNE REGIONAL/JERRY OLSON FIELD AIRPORT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS UNINJURED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 WPR12CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA068), Dec 16, 2011: Beech J35 (N8281D), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N8281D (1)

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

- [Incident 20060623012839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060623012839I), Jun 23, 2006: Beech J35 (N8281D), Camas, WA, Minor damage. (-23) During approach the pilot selected landing gear down. Pilot did not verify that the gear was down by the gear down indicator. Aircraft landed with gear…

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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