# Accident 20240810020789A: Beech N35, Sequim, WA, August 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2024, 08:38 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Airport: Diamond Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0926° N, 122.9285° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0926&lon=-122.9285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N354AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240810020789A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS CLAIMED PILOT EXECUTED STEEP APPROACH TO GET UNDER A CLOUD LAYER AND LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE GEAR. ASSIGNED TO FSDO INSPECTOR AFTER STALE COMPLAINT RULE LIMITS.

## 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 WPR24LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA277), Aug 10, 2024: Beech N35 (N354AL), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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