# Accident 20020516012089A: Gulstm G44, Boise, ID, May 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5603° N, 116.2269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5603&lon=-116.2269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700BL-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516012089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF THE PILOT OF THE TWIN ENGINE GRUMMAN WIDGEON, MODEL G-44, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PRIOR TO CRASHING INTO THE ROOFTOP OF A RESIDENCE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MAIN FUEL STRAINER FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY OBSTRUCTED WITH NONFERROUS METAL PARTICLES. THE FUEL INLET SCREEN IN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND FUEL INLET SCREEN IN THE FUEL MANIFOLD VALVE FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE FREE OF ANY CONTAMINATION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE RIGHT WING'S INTEGRAL FUEL TANK SUMP REVEALED AN APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF THE SAME METAL PARTICLES ALONG WITH A SMALL MACHINE SCREW, A SMALL FLAT WASHER AND SEVERAL PIECES OF PINK COLORED FUEL CELL SEALANT. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED AND FILTERED. THE LEFT TANK AND MAIN FUEL STRAINER CONTAINED NO METAL PARTICLES AND WERE RELATIVELY CLEAN. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE RIGHT ENGINE DRIVE TRAIN, CYLINDER COMPRESSION, AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM, NOR EITHER MAGNETO'S OUTPUT.

## 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 SEA02FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA083), May 16, 2002: Grumman G-44 (N700BL), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A blocked fuel line that resulted in fuel starvation to the engine and the pilot's failure to follow emergency procedures. A contamination of metal flakes on the fuel filter, and an inadequate annual…

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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