# Accident 20010515009079A: Cessna P337H, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 15, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 15, 2001, 13:37 local time - Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL - Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 26.0994° N, 80.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0994&lon=-80.1208&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1013V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1013V-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna P337H (registry code 2075731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA P337H - Reported engine: CONT TSIO360CB - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 740 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA053) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010515009079A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON MAY 15, 2001, AT 1325 EDT, A CESSNA P337H, N1013V, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXCECUTIVE AIRPORT IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIR TRANSPORT PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING MULTIPLE APPROACHES AND LANDINGS. DURING THE ACCIDENT APPROACH AND LANDING, BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER AND THE PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. DURING THE EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE OUTER MARKER BEACON, COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINKED FENCE, SKIDDED ACROSS A ROAD, HIT A CAR, AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CHAIN LINKED FENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY DRY AND 4.5 GALLONS OF AVAIATION FUEL WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. (-23) ON MAY 15, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1337 HOUR, A CESSNA 337, N1013V, EXPERIENCED A DUAL ENGINE FAILURE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 08 AT FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE MIDDLE MARKER BEACON THAT IS 1/2 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SKIDDED THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE ON THE WEST SIDE OF NW 31ST AVE. SKIDDED ACROSS THE SOUTH LANE OF NW 31ST AVE., THROUGH THE MEDIUM, ACROSS THE NORTH LANE OF NW 31ST AVE. AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE CHAIN LINK FENCE JUST WEST OF PERIMETER ROAD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES. THE ARICRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO NOTICEABLE FUEL LEAKS ON THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING TANK WAS DRY. COULD NOT GET ANY FUEL FROM IT. DRAINED APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 GALLONS FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK. TOTAL UNUSABLE FUEL FOR THIS AIRCRAFT IS 2.8 GALLONS. TOTAL FUEL VOLUME IS 150.6 GALLONS. THE PILOT WAS ADVISED BY MAINTENANCE THAT HE HAD 1/4 (38 GAL) OF FUEL TOTAL. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY WITHOUT GASING UP. AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF AT 1207, ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1337. FLEW FOR 1 1/2 HOURS WITH 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. ACCORDING TO CESSNA DUAL ENGINE STOPPAGE IS POSSIBLE IF FUEL IS ALLOWED TO D ROP BELOW 50 POUNDS. (.4)ON MAY 15, 2001, AT 1337 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P337H, N1013V, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 1/2 MILE WEST OF FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIR TRANSPORT PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, AT 1207 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING MULTIPLE APPROACHES AND LANDINGS. DURING THE ACCIDENT APPROACH AND LANDING, BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER AND THE PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. DURING THE EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE MIDDLE MARKER BEACON THAT IS 1/2 MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND, COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, SKIDDED ACROSS THE SOUTH LANE OF NW 31ST AVENUE, THROUGH THE MEDIUM, ACROSS THE NORTH LANE OF NW 31ST AVENUE AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE CHAIN LINK FENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED THE LEFT WING TANK WAS DRY. APPROXIMATELY 4.5 GALLONS OF AVIATION FUEL WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK. NO NOTICEABLE FUEL LEAKS WERE ON THE GROUND. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND ENGINE RUN-UP REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT WAS ADVISED BY THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR LINE PERSONNEL THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD ONLY 38 GALLONS OF TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD. THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY WITHOUT FUELING UP. THE PILOT TOLD LINE PERSONNEL THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR HIS 45 MINUTE FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND 45 MINUTES LATER, THE LINE PERSONNEL NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO CESSNA, DUAL ENGINE STOPPAGE IS POSSIBLE IF FUEL IS ALLOWED TO DROP BELOW 8.3 GALLONS. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINES. ## 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 ATL01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA053), May 15, 2001: Cessna P337H (N1013V), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PRE-FLIGHT ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT. ## Other reports on N1013V (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19911209058819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911209058819I), Dec 9, 1991: Cessna P337H (N1013V), Las Cruces, NM, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Landing gear microswitch was found to be substantially worn. Appears microswitch malfunctioned. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.