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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 95-A55 · Paso Robles, CA · October 11, 1997

Date
October 11, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
Paso Robles, CA
Airport
Paso Robles Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N18JH
Reported as
Beech 95A55
Reported engine
Continental IO470N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot contacted the investigation inspector shortly after this incident occurred and provided the following information; the right fuel cap was reinstalled incorrectly which caused fuel to vent overboard. The pilot shut down the right engine due to fuel starvation, declared an emergency, and landed at Paso Robles without further incident. The right fuel tank was empty. Attempts to contact Mr. Tanker for further details of airman experience have been unsuccessful. As this information is not a factor in this incident, this report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT CONTACTED THE INVESTIGATION INSPECTOR SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION; THE RIGHT FUEL CAP WAS REINSTALLED INCORRECTLY WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO VENT OVERBOARD. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED AT PASO ROBLES WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT MR. TANKER FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF AIRMAN EXPERIENCE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. AS THIS INFORMATION IS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT, THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.