20030906023479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 14-13-2 · Moline, IL · September 6, 2003

Date: September 6, 2003 · 08:57 local
Place: Moline, IL
Airport: Quad-City
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N74467
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA306
Reported as: Blanca 14132
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N74467Registered now · Bellanca 14-13-2S/N 1580 · Built 1948 Airframe modelBellanca 14-13-2 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On September 6, 2003 the private pilot departed the Quad cities airport, Moline, IL (mli) on a part 91 flight. During flight the aircraft indicated a dropping of the oil pressure. The aircraft fuel pressure also was dropping. An emergency was declared. The aircraft landed approximately 400 feet short of runway 23, Moline, IL (mli). No fire. No injuries. Nothing follows.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2003 THE PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED THE QUAD CITIES AIRPORT, MOLINE, IL (MLI) ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. DURING FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED A DROPPING OF THE OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL PRESSURE ALSO WAS DROPPING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 23, MOLINE, IL (MLI). NO FIRE. NO INJURIES. NOTHING FOLLOWS.

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 CHI03LA306Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoline, ILThe partial failure of the engine driven fuel pump and fuel starvation. An additional cause was the pilot misjudging the proper glidepath and his improper in-flight decision during the precautionary landing to pull back the power and lower the flaps prior to…Sep 6, 2003 · Substantial damage