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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A35 · Tulsa, OK · February 18, 2011

Date: February 18, 2011 · 12:43 local
Place: Tulsa, OK
Airport: Tulsa International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N710H
Reported as: Beech A35
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total400 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N710HRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Beech A35S/N D-1907 · Built 1948 Airframe modelBeech A35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was on a ferry flight from cameron (ezz)MO to denton (dto)TX after purchasing aircraft. When aircraft was north of Tulsa pilot swiched from l/h fuel tank to r/h. approx 20 min later a/c engine quit. Pilot switched back to l/h tank and restarted engine. Pilot requested to land at nearest airport but subsequently decided on Tulsa as no other airport had FBO and engine was now operating normally. Pilot acknowledged gear down and gear collapsed on landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM CAMERON (EZZ)MO TO DENTON (DTO)TX AFTER PURCHASING AIRCRAFT. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS NORTH OF TULSA PILOT SWICHED FROM L/H FUEL TANK TO R/H. APPROX 20 MIN LATER A/C ENGINE QUIT. PILOT SWITCHED BACK TO L/H TANK AND RESTARTED ENGINE. PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AT NEAREST AIRPORT BUT SUBSEQUENTLY DECIDED ON TULSA AS NO OTHER AIRPORT HAD FBO AND ENGINE WAS NOW OPERATING NORMALLY. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED GEAR DOWN AND GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.