19971208037529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 402A · Milwaukee, WI · December 8, 1997

Date
December 8, 1997 · 21:18 local
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Airport
General Mitchell Field
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KCQA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N728QA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA057
Reported as
Cessna 402A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total300 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(Tty) freightrunner air taxi cargo acft crashed 3/4 mile short of rwy 19R when eng failed. Milwaukee, WI. (.4)the pilot said that he noted 10 gallons on 'each side' prior to initiating an approach. He said that about five minutes later the left engine lost power and about three minutes after that the right engine also sustained a loss of power. The damage to the airplane occurred during an undershoot to the intended runway. Emergency response individuals found no usable fuel in the airplane's fuel tanks. The pilot said that the accident might have been prevented by, 'visual inspection of all fuel tank with calibrated device.' (-23) the pilot admits he utilized all usable fuel available for this flight.

As the FAA filed it

(TTY) FREIGHTRUNNER AIR TAXI CARGO ACFT CRASHED 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RWY 19R WHEN ENG FAILED. MILWAUKEE, WI. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT HE NOTED 10 GALLONS ON 'EACH SIDE' PRIOR TO INITIATING AN APPROACH. HE SAID THAT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND ABOUT THREE MINUTES AFTER THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE ALSO SUSTAINED A LOSS OF POWER. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OCCURRED DURING AN UNDERSHOOT TO THE INTENDED RUNWAY. EMERGENCY RESPONSE INDIVIDUALS FOUND NO USABLE FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY, 'VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL FUEL TANK WITH CALIBRATED DEVICE.' (-23) THE PILOT ADMITS HE UTILIZED ALL USABLE FUEL AVAILABLE FOR THIS FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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