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FAA accident report · Boeing S307 · Seattle, WA · March 28, 2002

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Date
March 28, 2002 · 13:21 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N19903
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA02FA060
Reported as
Boeing S307
N19903Registration cancelled May 23, 2017 · Boeing S307S/N 2003 · Built 1940Airframe modelBoeing S307Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The flight departed Boeing field (bfi) at about 1221 PDT enroute to paine field (pae). The pilot in command, richard "buzz" nelson, stated during a personal interview that there was about 400 pounds of fuel on board the aircraft prior to departure. He stated that the fuel burn is approximately 260 pounds per hour. An uneventful landing was made at pae. All crewmembers noted a momentary surge of power with the #3 engine and suspected a possible propeller over speed. The decision was made to return to bfi for landing due to the problem with the #3 engine. While approaching bfi, the gear was placed in the down position. There was not a down indication for the left main gear. The crew circled to the west of the airport. After cranking the main gear into the down position, the aircraft proceeded to bfi. Shortly afterwards the #3 engine quit, followed by the flight engineer stating that "we are out of fuel." A forced landing was made onto elliot bay, where substantial damage occurred during landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BOEING FIELD (BFI) AT ABOUT 1221 PDT ENROUTE TO PAINE FIELD (PAE). THE PILOT IN COMMAND, RICHARD "BUZZ" NELSON, STATED DURING A PERSONAL INTERVIEW THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 400 POUNDS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL BURN IS APPROXIMATELY 260 POUNDS PER HOUR. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT PAE. ALL CREWMEMBERS NOTED A MOMENTARY SURGE OF POWER WITH THE #3 ENGINE AND SUSPECTED A POSSIBLE PROPELLER OVER SPEED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO BFI FOR LANDING DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE #3 ENGINE. WHILE APPROACHING BFI, THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THERE WAS NOT A DOWN INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE CREW CIRCLED TO THE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. AFTER CRANKING THE MAIN GEAR INTO THE DOWN POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO BFI. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE #3 ENGINE QUIT, FOLLOWED BY THE FLIGHT ENGINEER STATING THAT "WE ARE OUT OF FUEL." A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ONTO ELLIOT BAY, WHERE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA02FA060Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportSeattle, WALoss of all engine power due to fuel exhaustion that resulted from the flight crew's failure to accurately determine onboard fuel during the pre-flight inspection. A factor contributing to the accident was a lack of adequate crew communication regarding the…Mar 28, 2002 · Substantial damage