NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR24LA277
Registry · N354AL
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH N35
Year of manufacture
1960 · 64 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19601117
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3F3B4
Registrant of record
ERLANDSEN ALAN
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
An encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a hard landing.
Factual narrative
The pilot of the airplane reported that, during final approach to the runway, the airplane was too low. The airplane then encountered a downdraft and landed hard at the approach end of the runway. As a result, the nose and right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Downdraft-Effect on operation
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-(general)-Not attained/maintained
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_WPR24LA277.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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