19961005034439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hspavn HA200 · Elk City, OK · October 5, 1996

Date: October 5, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place: Elk City, OK
Airport: Elk City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3179K
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA007
Reported as: Hspavn HA200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,630 total17 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N3179KRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 2001 · Hispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETAS/N 20/46 · Built 1965 Airframe modelHispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETA Engine modelTurbomeca MARBORE IICTurbo-jet

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What happened

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Fuel inbalance en route. Diverted. On final tried dump wingtip tanks. One tank dumped only. Cable had jammed. (-23) pilot departed mid-continent airport (ict), wichita, KS, enroute to childress (cds), TX. Aircraft developed a fuel feed problem from left wing tip to fuselage tank. Pilot made a precautionary landing at Elk City (elk), OK to check out fuel feed problem. On approach with right wing tip empty and left wing tip full lost directional control and attempted to jettison tip tank fuel. Left wing did not jettison and aircraft hit hard left wing first and veered off the runway to the left.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL INBALANCE EN ROUTE. DIVERTED. ON FINAL TRIED DUMP WINGTIP TANKS. ONE TANK DUMPED ONLY. CABLE HAD JAMMED. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT (ICT), WICHITA, KS, ENROUTE TO CHILDRESS (CDS), TX. AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A FUEL FEED PROBLEM FROM LEFT WING TIP TO FUSELAGE TANK. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT ELK CITY (ELK), OK TO CHECK OUT FUEL FEED PROBLEM. ON APPROACH WITH RIGHT WING TIP EMPTY AND LEFT WING TIP FULL LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO JETTISON TIP TANK FUEL. LEFT WING DID NOT JETTISON AND AIRCRAFT HIT HARD LEFT WING FIRST AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.

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 FTW97LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElk City, OKThe loss of aircraft control due to a fuel imbalance as a result of a partial failure of the fuel jettison system. A factor was that fuel could not be transferred from the left wing tip fuel tank to the rear fuselage fuel tank.Oct 5, 1996 · Substantial damage