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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech P35 · Denver, CO · May 25, 2002

Date: May 25, 2002 · 15:05 local
Place: Denver, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8650M
Reported as: Beech P35
Reported engine: Continental IO470N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,669 total1,100 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N8650MRegistered now · Beech P35S/N D-7253 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech P35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Refueled in wichita, KS. While cruising at 10,000 ft. engine appeared to lose power. Airspeed dropped, and cruise descent was initiated. Power reduction to 16" map resulted in smoother operation. Maintained power setting until downwind pattern entry. Landing checklist executed by passenger/co-pilot. Further power reduction resulted in engine stoppage. Despite switching tanks, and adding boost pump fuel, engine would not restart. Pilot decided he was unable to make the runway, an adjacent highway was over-crowded, so full flaps were selected with gear down, and a landing was executed 1.75 miles se of apa. Aircraft landed and stopped with minimal damage (LH wingtip). No injuries to persons on board.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) REFUELED IN WICHITA, KS. WHILE CRUISING AT 10,000 FT. ENGINE APPEARED TO LOSE POWER. AIRSPEED DROPPED, AND CRUISE DESCENT WAS INITIATED. POWER REDUCTION TO 16" MAP RESULTED IN SMOOTHER OPERATION. MAINTAINED POWER SETTING UNTIL DOWNWIND PATTERN ENTRY. LANDING CHECKLIST EXECUTED BY PASSENGER/CO-PILOT. FURTHER POWER REDUCTION RESULTED IN ENGINE STOPPAGE. DESPITE SWITCHING TANKS, AND ADDING BOOST PUMP FUEL, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. PILOT DECIDED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, AN ADJACENT HIGHWAY WAS OVER-CROWDED, SO FULL FLAPS WERE SELECTED WITH GEAR DOWN, AND A LANDING WAS EXECUTED 1.75 MILES SE OF APA. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND STOPPED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE (LH WINGTIP). NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON BOARD.