19981209033169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310 · Ashland, NE · December 9, 1998

Date: December 9, 1998 · 16:17 local
Place: Ashland, NE
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3027D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA050
Reported as: Cessna 310
Reported engine: Continental O470M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 701 total21 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N3027DRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Cessna 310S/N 35227 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 310 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Aircraft was on a VFR flight from abq to mle. Approx. 25 miles se of miles sw of mle, the right engine failed. The pilot diagnosed fuel starvation as the reason and the left tank was selected to feed the right engine. The engine revived and the flight continued approx 2-3 minutes additional and both engines quit. The pilot selected a field and landed the aircraft at a high speed causing the aircraft to cross Nebraska highway 63 in a n. to s. direction and coming to rest in a field s. of the intended landing spot. The aircraft was substantially damaged as a result. Neither the pilot or passenger received injuries. (.4) the pilot conducted a forced landing in a field where the airplane sustained substantial damage. The fuel tanks contained only unusable fuel. There was no indication of fuel leaks from the fuel tanks or fuel tank caps. The pilot told initial responders that the engines quit due to fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM ABQ TO MLE. APPROX. 25 MILES SE OF MILES SW OF MLE, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT DIAGNOSED FUEL STARVATION AS THE REASON AND THE LEFT TANK WAS SELECTED TO FEED THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE ENGINE REVIVED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED APPROX 2-3 MINUTES ADDITIONAL AND BOTH ENGINES QUIT. THE PILOT SELECTED A FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT A HIGH SPEED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CROSS NEBRASKA HIGHWAY 63 IN A N. TO S. DIRECTION AND COMING TO REST IN A FIELD S. OF THE INTENDED LANDING SPOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT. NEITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES. (.4) THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD WHERE THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FUEL TANKS CONTAINED ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FUEL TANKS OR FUEL TANK CAPS. THE PILOT TOLD INITIAL RESPONDERS THAT THE ENGINES QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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 CHI99LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAshland, NEthe pilot's not refueling the airplane to avoid fuel exhaustion, and his inadequate preflight planning. A factor was fuel exhaustion.Dec 9, 1998 · Substantial damage