# Incident 20160402000399I: Bessler Duane Lynn SAVANNAH, Yakima, WA, April 2, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2016, 12:29 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N358D-2026-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bessler Duane Lynn SAVANNAH (registry code 05617BF, https://openairdocs.org/model/bessler-duane-lynn-savannah) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BESSLER DUANE LYNN SAVANNAH
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,733 total, 190 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160402000399I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT TO A NEARBY LAKE.  PILOT NEGLECTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LANDED ON RWY 27 GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N358D (1)

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

- [Accident 20251107017289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251107017289A), Nov 7, 2025: Bessler Duane Lynn SAVANNAH (N358D), Pacific, WA, Substantial damage. On November 7, 2025, N358-D while in cruise flight experienced a propeller separation from the aircraft during cruise flight. As a result, the pilot conducted…

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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