# Incident 20030614013109I: Beech S35, Colorado Spring, CO, June 14, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2003, 14:23 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8000° N, 104.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8000&lon=-104.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5751K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5751K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030614013109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH 17L COS LOWERED LANDING GEAR AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT RAISED THE GEAR AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN03LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA107), Jun 14, 2003: Beech S35 (N5751K), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision in which he mismanaged his fuel supply by failing to switch tanks resulting in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A contributing factor…

## Other reports on N5751K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190419003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190419003089I), Apr 19, 2019: Beech S35 (N5751K), Fort Myers, FL, No damage. 04/19/2019 - After landing at kfmy at 2100 pilot was directed by tower to area ?d? South ramp. Aircraft taxied into ditch between ?a? Hangers and ?d? Ramp.…
- [Incident 19890506038789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506038789I), May 6, 1989: Beech S35 (N5751K), Bethalto, IL, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed during landing rollout. Appears pilot inadvertently retracted gear on rollout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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