Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Beechcraft G35 Bonanza, N4271D, incident occurred on March 31, 2026, at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (GPM/KGPM), Grand Prairie, Texas

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N4271D

- History of Flight:
On March 31, 2026, at about 2220 local time, a Beechcraft G35 Bonanza, N4271D, sustained unknown damage when it was involved in an incident at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (GPM/KGPM), Grand Prairie, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The cross-country personal flight originated from the Monroe Regional Airport (MLU/KMLU), 
Monroe, Louisiana, at 2024 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft gear collapsed on landing." ADS-B data show that the airplane was landing on runway 18 before it veered slightly to the right and disappeared from coverage (see figure). At the time, the winds were from 160° at 12 knots, gusting 15 knots.

Figure 1: ADS-B data of landing.

- Weather:

METAR KGPM 010255Z AUTO 16008G15KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A2991 RMK AO2 T02560151

METAR KGPM 010315Z AUTO 16012G15KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2992 RMK AO2 T02520155

METAR KGPM 010335Z AUTO 17011G15KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2992 RMK AO2 T02520155

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