# Accident 20150529007749A: Beech D35, Sunriver, OR, May 29, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sunriver, OR
- Airport: Sunriver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8750° N, 121.4536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8750&lon=-121.4536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2984B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2984B-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 688 total, 101 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150529007749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR OTHER TRAFFIC WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING SUNRIVER RWY 18, AND FORGOT TO SELECT GEAR DOWN.  AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 18 WITH GEAR RETRACTED, AND CAME TO REST IN UPRIGHT POSITION IN MIDDLE OF RUNWAY ABOUT 3000 FEET FROM APPROACH END.  WIND REPORTED 5-7 KNOTS AT 180 DEGREES.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCURRED TO LOWER FUSELAGE BULKHEADS, STRINGERS, AND KEEL BEAMS FOR ENGINE MOUNT SUPPORT.  PROPELLER DESTROYED ALSO.

LANDING  GEAR FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY IN FOLLOW UP CHECKS.

## 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 GAA15CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA124), May 29, 2015: Beech D35 (N2984B), Sunriver, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction from completing his…

## Other reports on N2984B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750704019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704019929A), Jul 4, 1975: Beech D35 (N2984B), Sanger, CA, Substantial damage. Left main wheel brake failure

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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