# Incident 19970428013039I: Beech F33A, Ft Worth, TX, April 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1997, 09:12 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Alliance Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,182 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970428013039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ARLINGTON, TEXAS ON 04/28/97 WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF STILLWATER, OK. THE PILOT NOTICED FUEL VENTING FROM THE LEFT FUEL CAP. HE ADVISED AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT HE NEEDED TO DIVERT TO ALLIANCE AIRPORT (AFW), FORT WORTH, TX. THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT AFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE RESET THE FUEL CAP AND CONTINUED ON HIS PLANNED FLIGHT TO STILLWATER, OK. HE EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL CAP, HE JUST FAILED TO SET CAP PROPERLY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N222MK (1)

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

- [Incident 20141112019689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141112019689I), Nov 12, 2014: Beech F33A (N222MK), Ridgely, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft owner /operator employed a CFI to provide instruction and familiarization of the local airspace. After numerous landings the CFI stated that he would…

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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