# Incident 20250603016969I: Beech S35, Ramona, CA, June 3, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2025, 15:35 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0417° N, 116.8681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0417&lon=-116.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250603016969I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A CHECK FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE (FLIGHT CONTROL RIGGING). THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STOPPING JUST SHORT OF FINAL. THE PILOT LANDED SHORT WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WITH NO INJURIES. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE FOUND A CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS LAST OVERHAULED IN 1998.

## Other reports on N997BC (2)

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

- [Incident 20210911015549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210911015549I), Sep 11, 2021: Beech S35 (N997BC), Santa Paula, CA, Minor damage. Do to heavy radio traffic at the Santa Paula Airport the pilot was distracted from the check list and did not confirm that the gear was down and locked. Pilot…
- [Incident 20120702013569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120702013569I), Jul 2, 2012: Beech S35 (N997BC), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. On July 2, 2012 at 1430 MDT a Beechcraft S35 was advised by the tower contoller while on 1/2 mile final runway 35R to put his gear down. The pilot then stated…

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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