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FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Columbia, MO · September 15, 1996

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Date
September 15, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place
Columbia, MO
Airport
Columbia Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9795R
Reported as
Beech M35
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
783 total27 in this make and model226 in the last 90 days
N9795RRegistered now · Beech M35S/N D-6308 · Built 1960Airframe modelBeech M35Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: 1. On 09/15/96 at 2015Z time, a Beech BE-50-L23D aircraft (N9795R) departed dexter municipal (dxe) airport, Missouri en route to Columbia Regional (cou) airport Missouri. On approach to land at cou, the pilot, kerry l. bickerstaff elected to change the fuel selector setting from left main to left aux at 500 feet above ground level (AGL). Within approximately a minute, the pilot noted a loss of engine power. 2. Initiating emergency procedures with approximately three miles south of cou in a rolling hill bovine pasture. The pilot landed the aircraft without further incident. The pilot and his three passengers did not receive any injuries. There was no damage to the aircraft. 3. During an engine ground run examination, mecahnic david ward of jefferson city flying service determined that the engine operated normally and that there were no mechanical malfunctions. There was no evidence of fuel contamination. Both main wing fuel tanks were full of fuel. Both auxiliary wing fuel tanks were empty. The pilot stated that he had changed the fuel selection from left main to left aux on approach to land at cou at approximately 500 feet AGL.privacy data omitted privacy data omitted this incident investigation was coordinated with general aviation operations. 5. This incident number privacy data omittedis closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: 1. ON 09/15/96 AT 2015Z TIME, A BEECH BE-50-L23D AIRCRAFT (N9795R) DEPARTED DEXTER MUNICIPAL (DXE) AIRPORT, MISSOURI EN ROUTE TO COLUMBIA REGIONAL (COU) AIRPORT MISSOURI. ON APPROACH TO LAND AT COU, THE PILOT, KERRY L. BICKERSTAFF ELECTED TO CHANGE THE FUEL SELECTOR SETTING FROM LEFT MAIN TO LEFT AUX AT 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). WITHIN APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE, THE PILOT NOTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. 2. INITIATING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES SOUTH OF COU IN A ROLLING HILL BOVINE PASTURE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. 3. DURING AN ENGINE GROUND RUN EXAMINATION, MECAHNIC DAVID WARD OF JEFFERSON CITY FLYING SERVICE DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY AND THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION. BOTH MAIN WING FUEL TANKS WERE FULL OF FUEL. BOTH AUXILIARY WING FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD CHANGED THE FUEL SELECTION FROM LEFT MAIN TO LEFT AUX ON APPROACH TO LAND AT COU AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION WAS COORDINATED WITH GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS. 5. THIS INCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DAT^IS CLOSED.