# Incident 20040221010599I: Beech N35, Chickasha, OK, February 21, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2004, 11:27 local time
- Place: Chickasha, OK
- Airport: Chickasha Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0971° N, 97.9677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICKASHA MUNI (CHK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0971&lon=-97.9677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1260Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1260Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040221010599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PREFLIGHTED AIRCRAFT. A/C HAD NOT FLOWN IN OVER A MONTH AND REQUIRED A JUMPSTART. DOOR POPPED OPEN ON FIRST TAKEOFF AND REQUIRED LANDING TO CLOSE DOOR. ON SECOND TAKEOFF, CLIMBED TO 2000 FEET AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. CONTINUED CLIMB TO 2200 FEET AND MANUALLY CRANKED THE GEAR DOWN. PILOT FELT THE GEAR WAS DOWN BECAUSE HE COULDN'T TURN THE HANDLE ANYMORE. LINED UP ON GRASS RUNWAY AND LANDED AT 80 KNOTS. GEAR HELD AIRCRAFT FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BEFORE COLLAPSING. AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED AND PILOT EXITED WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1260Z (2)

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

- [Incident 20171021020159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171021020159I), Oct 21, 2017: Beech N35 (N1260Z), Ashtabula, OH, Minor damage. We had just completed 5 commercial maneuvers of various types to a landing on runway 27. These were mostly 360 -degree spirals and 180-degree engine out. Upon…
- [Accident 19740131003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131003429A), Jan 31, 1974: Beech N35 (N1260Z), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Un to extend ldg gr. Plt ovrshot foamd part of rwy.

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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