# Incident 20150613008399I: Beech G35, Ephrata, WA, June 13, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4998B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4998B) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150613008399I

## Narrative

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

N4998B A 1965 BEECHCRAFT BONANZA EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE AS THE RESULT OF A LANDING GEAR FAILURE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND MINIMAL AIRCRAFT SKIN DAMAGE. THE INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE LANDING AT THE EPHRATA, WASHINGTON AIRPORT (EPH).

THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS LANDING GEAR FAILURE.

A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AT THE TIME OF LANDING.

THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT HAVE A LANDING GEAR LIGHT, HOWEVER DURING A PRE-LANDING VISUAL INSPECTION THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN.

THE PILOT CONTINUED THE LANDING TO RUNWAY 4 AT THE EPHRATA AIRPORT. PREVIOUS GEAR INDICATION PROBLEMS HAD BEEN MENTIONED REGARDING THIS AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N4998B (1)

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

- [Incident 19821218068869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821218068869I), Dec 18, 1982: Beech G35 (N4998B), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Failed to use landing checklist.

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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