- Date
- April 28, 1988, 11:18 local (18:18 UTC)
- Place
- Pasco, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2839VBeech 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880428035679A
- Case key
- 40808
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Gear collapsed
Electrical system,circuit breaker - popped/trippedCause
Analysis
During lndg roll, NLG and rmlg collapsed. During tow in from rwy, lndg gear cb was noted to be tripped. Cause of cb activation unk.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2839V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-244
- Airframe hours
- 3,900
- Engine
- Continental E-185-1, 185 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael G. Van Dinter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 17, 1987
- Departed
- SFF · Spokane, WA
- Airport
- PSC · Tri-Cities, runway 21, 7,700 × 150 ft, asphalt
N2839VRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2020 · Beech 35Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 325 total · 275 in this make and model · 235 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2839V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR19LA171Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDeer Park, WAAn empennage flutter event for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CHI97IA122Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSpokane, WAthe vibration of the fuselage was due to flutter.NTSB SEA96LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpokane, WAfailure (cracking) of the aft fuselage bulkhead for undetermined reason(s).