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Incident

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA-26AT · Jasper, AL · October 8, 2002

Date: October 8, 2002 · 16:00 local
Place: Jasper, AL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N12WC
Reported as: Swrngn SA26AT
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total600 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N12WCRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Swearingen SA-26ATS/N T26-118 · Built 1968 Airframe modelSwearingen SA-26AT Engine modelAiResearch 331 SER 605HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed searcy, ar (src) @10:30 CST. Enroute to little rock, arkansis (lit). Two passengers were boarded in little rock and the aircraft departed for savanna Georgia. At flight level 190' the left engine failed and pilot requested landing at birmingham international airport (bhm). Approximately 2 minutes after his request the right engine failed and the PIC requested immediate vector to closest airport, Jasper Alabama (jfx). Aircraft landed without incident and no damage was sustained to the aircraft. Pilot in command stated he did not visually verify the aircraft had been fueled. Subsequent inspection of the remaining fuel in the aircraft after the incident confirmed less than 1/2 gallon of fuel was present in the aircraft fuel tanks.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SEARCY, AR (SRC) @10:30 CST. ENROUTE TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSIS (LIT). TWO PASSENGERS WERE BOARDED IN LITTLE ROCK AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR SAVANNA GEORGIA. AT FLIGHT LEVEL 190' THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED AND PILOT REQUESTED LANDING AT BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BHM). APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER HIS REQUEST THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AND THE PIC REQUESTED IMMEDIATE VECTOR TO CLOSEST AIRPORT, JASPER ALABAMA (JFX). AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE DID NOT VISUALLY VERIFY THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FUELED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE REMAINING FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT CONFIRMED LESS THAN 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS.