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FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31A · Clarendon, TX · October 30, 2001

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Date
October 30, 2001 · 16:00 local
Place
Clarendon, TX
Airport
Clarendon Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1275R
Reported as
Blanca 1731A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,950 total200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N1275RRegistered now · Bellanca 17-31AS/N 32-53 · Built 1971Airframe modelBellanca 17-31AEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On 10/30/2001 Mr. Hatter purchased 44.3 gallons of fuel from the fuel truck at moore county airport in dumas TX (dux). He did not sample his tank sumps before or after adding the fuel, he only drained the aircraft fuel collator. On departure he started burning out of the right wingtip tank for takeoff and after 15 minutes went to the right main tank 15 minutes later. Over Clarendon TX he switched to the left main tank and the engine would not run, so he went to the left wingtip tank and only got partial power. Finally he went back to the right tank and the engine operated well enough for him to complete a safe landing at Clarendon TX (E38) with no injuries or damage. He drained 3.5 quarts of cloudy water from the left main tank, 1 quart from the left wingtip tank and a small amount from each of the right tanks. 10 days before this flight he returned from a flight to indianapolis in. The fuel truck had just taken on 300 gallons from the underground fuel tanks. No evidence of fuel contamination was found at the fuel farm or the fuel tank. The pilot has a fuel tank in his hangar, but states that it is not being used.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/30/2001 MR. HATTER PURCHASED 44.3 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL TRUCK AT MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT IN DUMAS TX (DUX). HE DID NOT SAMPLE HIS TANK SUMPS BEFORE OR AFTER ADDING THE FUEL, HE ONLY DRAINED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL COLLATOR. ON DEPARTURE HE STARTED BURNING OUT OF THE RIGHT WINGTIP TANK FOR TAKEOFF AND AFTER 15 MINUTES WENT TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK 15 MINUTES LATER.OVER CLARENDON TX HE SWITCHED TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN, SO HE WENT TO THE LEFT WINGTIP TANK AND ONLY GOT PARTIAL POWER. FINALLY HE WENT BACK TO THE RIGHT TANK AND THE ENGINE OPERATED WELL ENOUGH FOR HIM TO COMPLETE A SAFE LANDING AT CLARENDON TX (E38) WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. HE DRAINED 3.5 QUARTS OF CLOUDY WATER FROM THE LEFT MAIN TANK, 1 QUART FROM THE LEFT WINGTIP TANK AND A SMALL AMOUNT FROM EACH OF THE RIGHT TANKS. 10 DAYS BEFORE THIS FLIGHT HE RETURNED FROM A FLIGHT TO INDIANAPOLIS IN. THE FUEL TRUCK HAD JUST TAKEN ON 300 GALLONS FROM THE UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND AT THE FUEL FARM OR THE FUEL TANK. THE PILOT HAS A FUEL TANK IN HIS HANGAR, BUT STATES THAT IT IS NOT BEING USED.

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