# Accident 20040918024179A: Cessna 401, Olathe, KS, September 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2004, 02:30 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: New Century Aircenter Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TZRA
- Location: 38.8311° N, 94.8903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8311&lon=-94.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N408TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408TE-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,730 total, 58 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040918024179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHEN PIC WAS WITHIN 8 NM OF DESTINATION (MKC), HE INDICATED TO ATC THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO DIVERT DUE TO TURBULENCE & HIGH WINDS. EVENTUALLY, PIC PROCEEDED TO IXD, WHERE HE ENTERED A RIGHT BASE FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 04. THE LAST RADAR RETURN DEPICTED THE AIRCRAFT SOUTH OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE. PIC STATED THAT HE INCREASED POWER TO GO-AROUND, AND THE ENGINE(S) DID NOT RESPOND. N408TE IMPACTED TERRAIN ON THE AIRPORT BETWEEN RUNWAYS 17/35 AND 04/22. FLAPS WERE AT 15 DEGREES AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. GROUND SCARS INDICATE N408TE WAS HEADING 090 DEGREES AND SLIGHTLY RIGHT WING LOW. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND BOTH FUEL VALVES SELECTED TO THE AUXILIARY TANKS. THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL; THE LEFT AUXILIARY TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 1.2 GALLONS. ACCORDING TO THE CE-401 BEFORE-LANDING CHECKLIST, THE FUEL VALVES SHOULD BE SELECTED TO THE MAIN TANKS FOR TAKEOFF AND LANDING. THE RIGHT MAIN TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 27 GALLONS OF FUEL; THE LEFT MAIN TANK SUSTAINED DAMAGE THAT ALLOWED THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT.

## 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 CHI04LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA264), Sep 18, 2004: Cessna 401 (N408TE), New Century, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during approach to an alternate airport. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to…

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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