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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310Q · Minneapolis, MN · April 10, 1996

Date: April 10, 1996 · 10:15 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Crystal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7713Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA129
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520B
Fatal injuries: 0

N7713QRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 1996 · Cessna T310QS/N 310Q0213 Airframe modelCessna T310Q

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What happened

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

Lost right engine approaching airport. Low fuel. Lost left engine. High sink avoiding wires. Impacted street ditch. (-23) pilot experienced sputtering right engine on auxiliary tank, switched to main. 30 minutes later lost power to right engine and feathered it. Declared emergency with low fuel state. 8-10 minutes later, lost power on left engine, windmilled it to landing on a boulevard 2 miles from mic airport. Tried to stretch glide over power lines and left gear up for less drag. High sink touchdown on street. Slid into a ditch. Substantial damage. Minor injuries to sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

LOST RIGHT ENGINE APPROACHING AIRPORT. LOW FUEL. LOST LEFT ENGINE. HIGH SINK AVOIDING WIRES. IMPACTED STREET DITCH. (-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED SPUTTERING RIGHT ENGINE ON AUXILIARY TANK, SWITCHED TO MAIN. 30 MINUTES LATER LOST POWER TO RIGHT ENGINE AND FEATHERED IT. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH LOW FUEL STATE. 8-10 MINUTES LATER, LOST POWER ON LEFT ENGINE, WINDMILLED IT TO LANDING ON A BOULEVARD 2 MILES FROM MIC AIRPORT. TRIED TO STRETCH GLIDE OVER POWER LINES AND LEFT GEAR UP FOR LESS DRAG. HIGH SINK TOUCHDOWN ON STREET. SLID INTO A DITCH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MINOR INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA129Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMinneapolis, MNthe inadequate fuel supply for the intended flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors related to the accident were the pilot operating the airplane with an inoperative fuel gauge and the embankment which the airplane traveled down during the forced…Apr 10, 1996 · Substantial damage