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Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-B · Bennett, CO · March 29, 2001

Date
March 29, 2001 · 19:00 local
Place
Bennett, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ZJWA
Aircraft
N615MT
Reported as
Gulstm 500B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total380 in this make and model295 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.

(-23) Upon arrival at the scene, aircraft was found without any damage. A visual inspection of the fuel tanks was made by inspectors from the denver FSDO and found them to be empty. The inspectors also made an attempt to drain fuel from the aircraft fuel sumps and they were unable to obtain any fuel samples. When the PIC was aksed about the amount of fuel he had on board for the flight, he stated that he saw fuel in the tank before he left omaha NE, but he did not know exactly how much fuel was in the tank. He assumed he had enough fuel to make the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS WAS MADE BY INSPECTORS FROM THE DENVER FSDO AND FOUND THEM TO BE EMPTY. THE INSPECTORS ALSO MADE AN ATTEMPT TO DRAIN FUEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SUMPS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANY FUEL SAMPLES. WHEN THE PIC WAS AKSED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL HE HAD ON BOARD FOR THE FLIGHT, HE STATED THAT HE SAW FUEL IN THE TANK BEFORE HE LEFT OMAHA NE, BUT HE DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE TANK. HE ASSUMED HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE THE FLIGHT.

Other reports on N615MT · 1

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