# Incident 20060118002059I: Cessna 402C, Reno, NV, January 18, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2006, 18:11 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: N3BA
- Location: 39.4991° N, 119.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/TAHOE INTL (RNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540NE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060118002059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 01/18/2006, CTA 501 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT TO EKO. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SHUT THE LEFT ENGINE DOWN DUE TO A FUEL PUMP FAILURE. PILOT RETURNED TO RENO AND LANDED AT 181100 PST AND TAXIED TO JET WEST. AN A&P MECHANIC CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND THE LEFT FUEL FILLER PARTIALLY PLUGGED. AFTER DRAINING AND CLEANING THE FUEL FILTERS, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES RAN NORMALLY WITH THE CORRECT FUEL PRESSURE READINGS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR EKO.

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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