# Accident 20041208035279A: Amtr SEAWIND, Trenton, NJ, December 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2004, 12:24 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2767° N, 74.8133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2767&lon=-74.8133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hare John S SEA WIND (registry code 05604D4, https://openairdocs.org/model/hare-john-s-sea-wind) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAWIND
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,160 total, 82 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208035279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DA^ (PILOT/OWNER) DEPARTED PRINCETON (39N) ON A BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WITH CFI ^PRIVACY^. DURING AN ILS LOW APPROACH FROM TRENTON MERCER (TNN) RUNWAY 06 CLIMBING THRU 2000 FEET THE ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE. WITH THE ENGINE SURGING, THEY ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO TNN AND LAND ON RUNWAY 24. THE TWO PILOTS STATED THAT ONCE THEY TURNED BACK TO TNN THEY ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 06 FOR TAKEOFF. THEY WERE TOO HIGH FOR A RUNWAY 24 LANDING AND NEEDED TO MAKE S-TURNS. THERE WAS A STRONG WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST. DURING A TURN THE WIND TOOK THEM TOO FAR TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24 FOR LANDING. DURING A RIGHT TURN ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK TO THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE QUIT. ^PRIVACY DA^ THE FLYING PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND ABOUT 75 YARDS FROM THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 24, ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 45 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT SHEARED OFF BOTH MAIN GEARS AT THE POINT OF IMPACT AND DID SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 50 YARDS ON IT'S BELLY AND STOPPED ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM RUNWAY 24. THIS INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS. THIS 8020-23 WILL BE AMENDEDLATER. (-23 AMENDMENT) 25 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS IN THE RIGHT WING AND 1 GALLON IN THE LEFT WING. THE WING TO WING TRANSFER VALVE WAS OPEN. THE PILOT DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP SWITCH COULD BE LATCHED ON. PILOTS STATED NO FUEL CHECKS WERE MADE BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING AND FLAMED OUT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED ALL FUEL SYSTEM SWITCHES WERE ON AND THE ABNORMAL FUEL BALANCE/FEEDING CONDITION WENT UNNOTICED. THE PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY MANAGE AND MONITOR THE FUEL AND FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 IAD05LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA024), Dec 8, 2004: Hare Seawind (N42HA), Trenton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. A contributing factor to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent loss of airspeed.

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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