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FAA accident report · Stbros SC7 SERIES 3 · Findlay Twnshp, PA · September 16, 1996

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Date
September 16, 1996 · 22:00 local
Place
Findlay Twnshp, PA
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LIJA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N10DA
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD96FA147
Reported as
Stbros SC7SERIES3
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3312
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total1,100 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days
N10DARegistration cancelled Mar 25, 1998 · Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3S/N SH1873Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3

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What happened

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

(.4)The pilot had flown this route in make and model airplane for nearly 4 years. He calculated 900 pounds of fuel were required for the flight, and saw 956 pounds on the fuel totalizer. The pilot was told by the ground controller of weather delays to his destination that ranged up to 2.5 hours. En route he was issued holding instructions with an efc of 50 minutes later. After released from holding, 52 minutes after takeoff, the pilot was told that he was being vectored for a 35 mile final approach. The pilot then told the controller that he was fuel critical and the controller vectored him ahead of other airplanes. Ten minutes later, 84 minutes after takeoff, the controller asked his fuel status, and the pilot responded 'pretty low, seems like I'm losing oil pressure.' The pilot then advised the controller, 85 minutes after takeoff, that he shut down the right engine. He then declared an emergency and advised that he was not going to make the airport. Examination of the wreckage revealed the fuel tanks were intact, the fuel caps were secured, and the amount of fuel recovered from both tanks was 1.5 gallons, which was less than the specified unusable quantity. Company rec ords showed that similar flights took about 48 minutes, and the airplane's average fuel flow was 580 pounds per hours.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THIS ROUTE IN MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE FOR NEARLY 4 YEARS. HE CALCULATED 900 POUNDS OF FUEL WERE REQUIRED FOR THE FLIGHT, AND SAW 956 POUNDS ON THE FUEL TOTALIZER. THE PILOT WAS TOLD BY THE GROUND CONTROLLER OF WEATHER DELAYS TO HIS DESTINATION THAT RANGED UP TO 2.5 HOURS. EN ROUTE HE WAS ISSUED HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS WITH AN EFC OF 50 MINUTES LATER. AFTER RELEASED FROM HOLDING, 52 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS BEING VECTORED FOR A 35 MILE FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT THEN TOLD THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS FUEL CRITICAL AND THE CONTROLLER VECTORED HIM AHEAD OF OTHER AIRPLANES. TEN MINUTES LATER, 84 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CONTROLLER ASKED HIS FUEL STATUS, AND THE PILOT RESPONDED 'PRETTY LOW, SEEMS LIKE I'M LOSING OIL PRESSURE.' THE PILOT THEN ADVISED THE CONTROLLER, 85 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THAT HE SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ADVISED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS WERE INTACT, THE FUEL CAPS WERE SECURED, AND THE AMOUNT OF FUEL RECOVERED FROM BOTH TANKS WAS 1.5 GALLONS, WHICH WAS LESS THAN THE SPECIFIED UNUSABLE QUANTITY. COMPANY REC ORDS SHOWED THAT SIMILAR FLIGHTS TOOK ABOUT 48 MINUTES, AND THE AIRPLANE'S AVERAGE FUEL FLOW WAS 580 POUNDS PER HOURS.

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 IAD96FA147Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportFindlay Twnshp, PAThe pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue to his destination when known en route delays were encountered which resulted in fuel exhaustion.Sep 17, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N10DA · 4

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

Incident 19851102070699IParachute Jumping · Stead, NVChutist began to spin and became entangled in risers. Attempted to untangle line. Injured during ground impact.Nov 2, 1985 · Reported as Stbros SC73Incident 19840904054189IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Denver, COPilot reported right generator out on start up. No brakes or steering after both starts. Ran into a parked aircraftSep 4, 1984 · Reported as Stbros SC73 · Minor damageIncident 19780824048869IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Memphis, TNOn landing rollout nose gear broke off near fork.Aug 24, 1978 · Reported as Stbros SC73 · Minor damageAccident 19760624020529ALevel Off Touchdown · Jamaica, NYL turn into parking area using differential pwr. Nose gr assembly torn loose fm its mounting.Jun 24, 1976 · Reported as Stbros SC73 · Substantial damage