# Accident 20020225037889A: Beech C23, Wilmington, DE, February 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7609° N, 75.5301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7609&lon=-75.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2192W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2192W-2009-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020225037889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE ON SHORT FINAL AT ILG AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED FUEL SELECTOR SELECTING LEFT FUEL TANK. FUEL QUANTITY IN LEFT TANK SHOWED 0. NO VISIBLE FUEL IN LEFT TANK WHEN CAP WAS REMOVED, FUEL EVIDENT IN RIGHT TANK. THIS WAS PROVEN, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR, WHERE THE GASCOLATER WAS OPENED AND NO FUEL FLOW WAS EVIDENT WITH TANK SELECTED ON LEFT, AND FUEL FLOW WAS EVIDENT WITH RIGHT TANK SELECTED.

## 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 IAD02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA035), Feb 25, 2002: Beechcraft C23 (N2192W), Wilmington, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor in the accident was the flight instructor's failure to follow the published checklist procedures.

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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