What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On April 29, 2001, brain schroeder attempted to land CE-402, N80Q, at Del Rio International Airport. He made three attempts to land and on the third attempt the plane crashed half a mile short of the runway. Mr. Schroeder told other people on the radio that he was having trouble disengaging the auto pilot. On investigation of the accident evidence was found where the elevator trim tab was not connected properly after maintenance 10 hrs before the crash. (.19)on April 26, 2001, approximately 0830 central daylight time, a Cessna 402B multi-engine airplane, N80Q, registered to Texas air charters inc., of denton, Texas, and operated by texstar airfreight inc., of denton, Texas, was destroyed by a post impact fire after it impacted the ground while on final approach to runway 13 at the Del Rio International Airport, Del Rio, Texas. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed for the 14CODE of federal regulations part 135 domestic cargo flight. The flight originated from the san antonio international airport a t 0745.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON APRIL 29, 2001, BRAIN SCHROEDER ATTEMPTED TO LAND CE-402, N80Q, AT DEL RIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HE MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO LAND AND ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE PLANE CRASHED HALF A MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. MR. SCHROEDER TOLD OTHER PEOPLE ON THE RADIO THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE DISENGAGING THE AUTO PILOT. ON INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT EVIDENCE WAS FOUND WHERE THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY AFTER MAINTENANCE 10 HRS BEFORE THE CRASH. (.19)ON APRIL 26, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 402B MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N80Q, REGISTERED TO TEXAS AIR CHARTERS INC., OF DENTON, TEXAS, AND OPERATED BY TEXSTAR AIRFREIGHT INC., OF DENTON, TEXAS, WAS DESTROYED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE AFTER IT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 AT THE DEL RIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DEL RIO, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 DOMESTIC CARGO FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT A T 0745.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.