Beechcraft N35 N931B

Summary

On 10 July 2008 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft N35 registered N931B, operated by Lance A. Waugh, was involved in an accident near The Dalles, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 July 2008 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

The Dalles, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

The Dalles Municipal (KDLS)

Coordinates

45.6186, -121.1672

Aircraft

Beechcraft N35

Registration

N931B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lance A. Waugh

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spokane → The Dalles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08LA304

Nobody was injured.

A collapse of the right main landing gear for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident was not reported to the NTSB or the FAA until 5 months after the event and the airplane had been repaired. According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 30 with winds from 350 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 16 knots. The right wing continued to settle during the rollout and contacted the runway. The airplane veered to the right, and the airplane departed the runway surface. The pilot noted that the right main landing gear had collapsed after he exited the airplane. The nose and left main landing gear remained down and locked. The damage was limited to the wing tip, flap, aileron, the step, and the inner gear door. Mechanics replaced the damaged parts, and cycled the landing gear numerous times. They did not find any problems with the operating or warning systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.