# Accident 20020901026459A: Cessna T337D, Fort Pierce, FL, September 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4950° N, 80.3683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4950&lon=-80.3683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33N-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337D (registry code 2075719, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901026459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO DRAINAGE CANAL THREE QUARTERS OF MILE SHORT OF FORT PIERCE AIRPORT RUNWAY 9. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE DO THAT THE REAR ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND STOPPED IN DRAINAGE CANAL. THIS INSPECTOR CHECKED THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANKS WITH DIP STICK AND THEY WERE EMPTY. THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK FEEDS FUEL TO THE FRONT ENGINE AND THE RIGHT MAIN FEEDS FUEL TO THE REAR ENGINE. THE PILOTS STATEMENT STATED THAT HE CHECKED THE MAIN FUEL TANKS VISUALLY BEFORE THE FLIGHT AND THEY WERE ONE HALF FULL. THE FUEL GAUGES FOR MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE READING ONE HALF FULL.

## 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 MIA02LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA165), Sep 1, 2002: Cessna T337D (N33N), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the fuel supply, and subsequent fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N33N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890819030469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030469A), Aug 19, 1989: Cessna T337D (N33N), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Fuel exhaustion caused forced landing off airport. Main tanks empty,some fuel in aux. Gauges indicated incorrectly.

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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