# Accident 20120831020479A: Beech G35, Oceano, CA, August 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2012, 11:40 local time
- Place: Oceano, CA
- Airport: Oceano County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1008° N, 120.6200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1008&lon=-120.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4454D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4454D-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120831020479A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 31, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:40 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, N4454D, A BEECHCRAFT G35, WAS EN-ROUTE FROM TULARE, CA (TLR) TO OCEANO COUNTY (L52).  THE PILOTS SUBMITTED STATEMENT EXPLAINED THAT WHILE ON DESCENT APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 8 MILES NORTH OF (L52) AND APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SHAKING FOLLOWED BY MILD TURBULENCE.  THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SHAKING STOPPED.  THE PILOT CONTINUED AND LANDED AT OCEANO AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  PILOT INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING AND NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR12LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA396), Aug 31, 2012: Beech G35 (N4454D), Oceano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the design maneuvering speed during descent in turbulence, which resulted in structural damage to the aft fuselage.

## Other reports on N4454D (4)

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

- [Incident 20010516008299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516008299I), May 16, 2001: Beech G35 (N4454D), Wsilla, AK, Minor damage. (-23)On may 16, 2001, Beechcraft bonanza N4454D, piloted by the pilot, received minor damage when he failed to extend the landing gear for landing at the New…
- [Incident 19930708028269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708028269I), Jul 8, 1993: Beech G35 (N4454D), Paola, KS, Minor damage. Gear handle placed in down position. Gear extended only partially. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19930205006209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930205006209I), Feb 5, 1993: Beech G35 (N4454D), Excelsior, MO, Minor damage. Appears pilot landed with gear retracted. Gear check functioned normal.
- [Incident 19781105023639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105023639I), Nov 5, 1978: Beech G35 (N4454D), Payson, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear during landing rollout.

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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