# Accident 20240827014329A: Beech J35, Bozeman, MT, August 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2024, 17:44 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Yellowstone
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7772° N, 111.1503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7772&lon=-111.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8350D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8350D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240827014329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED BILLINGS AFTER AVIONICS MAINTENANCE. AFTER CANCELLING AUTO PILOT ON FINAL APPROACH INTO BOZEMAN, PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WENT “HARD NOSE DOWN” AND HE HAD TO “PULL UNTIL IT BROKE FREE” AT WHICH POINT THE NOSE PITCHED UP HARD AND HE HAD TO “PUSH UNTIL IT BROKE FREE” AT WHICH POINT THE NOSE PITCHED HARD DOWN YET AGAIN. AS HE WAS PULLING AGAINST THE YOKE DURING THIS PITCH DOWN, HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 30.

## 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 WPR24LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA323), Aug 28, 2024: Beech J35 (N8350D), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N8350D (2)

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

- [Incident 19900617032449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617032449I), Jun 17, 1990: Beech J35 (N8350D), Shelbyville, IN, Minor damage. Landing gear motor had failed with the gear in the retracted position prior to landing. Landed with gear up.
- [Incident 19880422018909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422018909I), Apr 22, 1988: Beech J35 (N8350D), Ocean Springs, MS, Minor damage. Pilot did not check the gear light indication. Landed with gear just starting cycle. Gear doors were open.

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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