# Accident 20000708008699A: Cessna 402A, Del City, TX, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 03:10 local time
- Place: Del City, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SBRA
- Location: 31.9297° N, 105.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9297&lon=-105.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402NA-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,484 total, 15 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708008699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 8, 2000, AT 0310 MDT, A CESSNA CE402-A, N402NA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR DEL CITY, TX. THE COMMERCIAL PIC & HIS PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF CHARLOTTE NC, MADE A FUEL STOP IN DENTON, TX, AND WAS DESTINED TO EL PASO, TX. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT FOUND WITH BOTH MAINS EMPTY & 20 GALLONS IN LEFT AUX & 10 GALLONS IN RIGHT AUX. LEFT FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT MAIN & RIGHT SELECTOR OFF.                         (.4)AT 11,000 FEET, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK TO THE LEFT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS DESPITE 'INTENSIVE TROUBLE SHOOTING' AS PER THE CHECKLIST, AND WAS UNABLE TO FEATHER THE LEFT PROPELLER DURING SECURING PROCEDURES. THE PILOT STATED HE USED ALL THE REMAINING FUEL IN THE RIGHT TIP TANK, LEFT TIP TANK, AND THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK, AND WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND, THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT INITIATED A         FORCED LANDING, AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED GEAR-UP IN HIGH DESERT TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING HE RELOCATED THE RIGHT ENGINE'S FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT A FIRE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AN FAA INSPECTOR FOUND THE FUEL SELECTORS FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES IN THE MAIN AND OFF POSITIONS, RESPECTIVELY. USABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 15 FLIGHT HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL, WHICH INCLUDED THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW00LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA204), Jul 8, 2000: Cessna 402A (N402NA), Del City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of engine power on both engines during cruise due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper use of the fuel selectors. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of…

## Other reports on N402NA (2)

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

- [Incident 19841206072209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841206072209I), Dec 6, 1984: Cessna 402A (N402NA), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on rollout. Failed slotted pin NAS561P428 on front main shaft pin let gear separate.
- [Incident 19840913053299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840913053299I), Sep 13, 1984: Cessna 402A (N402NA), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Power on landing prevented gear horn sounding.

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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