26.1973° N, 80.1707° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 30, 1998 · 10:50 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N688C
Reported as
Cessna 402C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total7,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
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.
8 NM sw fxe both engines started surging, pilot said he changed fuel selector but made no difference, altitude did not allow him to do anything else but to make emergency landing on highway. No damage or injury.
As the FAA filed it
8 NM SW FXE BOTH ENGINES STARTED SURGING, PILOT SAID HE CHANGED FUEL SELECTOR BUT MADE NO DIFFERENCE, ALTITUDE DID NOT ALLOW HIM TO DO ANYTHING ELSE BUT TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.