# Accident 20020905024909A: Beech 95B55, Jackson, MS, September 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Hawkins Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3347° N, 90.2225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3347&lon=-90.2225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8821M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8821M-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020905024909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING ENGINE START LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE FOLLOWED BY EXPLOSION IN LEFT WING. AFTER INSPECTION LEFT FUEL SENDING UNIT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE (STAINED). (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002, AT 1130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 55, N8821M, REGISTERED TO WEST PROPERTIES AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, LEFT WING EXPLODED AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE LEFT ENGINE AT HAWKINS FIELD IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HAD PLANNED TO DEPART JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF DALLAS, TEXAS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER CHECKING THE FUEL QUANTITY, HE STARTED THE ENGINE START PROCEDURE. WHILE CRANKING THE LEFT ENGINE, THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING. AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, FLIGHT LINE PERSONNEL ALSO NOTICE THE SMOKE AND RAN TOWARD THE AIRPLANE, POINTING TO THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT STOPPED THE ENGINE START, SHUT-OFF THE FUEL,                                                             AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ATL02LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA174), Sep 5, 2002: Beech B-55 (N8821M), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left wing tank fuel quantity transmitter unit was leaking fuel, and the leaking fuel was ignited by engine exhaust during engine start.

## Other reports on N8821M (1)

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

- [Accident 19830703043659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703043659A), Jul 3, 1983: Beech 95B55 (N8821M), Cornelia, GA, Substantial damage. Turned off runway too soon to clear for traffic. Wheel dropped off 4 inch taxiway curb. Gear collapsed on reentry.

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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