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FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Ocean Ridge, FL · July 22, 2008

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Date
July 22, 2008 · 12:55 local
Place
Ocean Ridge, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3990C
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC08LA255
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N3990CRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0857 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 402BEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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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 was fueled at lantana airport at approximately 1230 on July 22, 2008. After having 10 gallons added to each wing tip pilot, privacy data omitted, started engines and taxied out to takeoff. He took off at approximately 1245-1250, heading east. He flew with gear down and locked due to a previous landing gear failure. He was hoping to get someone at pompano to work on the landing gear issue. After reaching the Ocean he turned south following the coast enroute to his scheduled destination in pompano, FL. Just prior to right after turning south privacy data omitted states that he started experiencing a loss of power. He identified it as a problem with his right engine. He continued his flight along the intercoastal waterway as he tried to find a place to bring the aircraft to the ground. He turned east losing altitude and impacted the Ocean Ridge city hall building that is under construction at approximately 1255. After hitting the facade of the building he flipped over and the aircraft wrapped around a concrete power pole severing the lines cutting power to the surrounding area. Pilot was extracted from the aircraft by boyton beach fire and rescue and zuccallas salvage removed the wreckage to their salvage yard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AT LANTANA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 ON JULY 22, 2008. AFTER HAVING 10 GALLONS ADDED TO EACH WING TIP PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STARTED ENGINES AND TAXIED OUT TO TAKEOFF. HE TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1245-1250, HEADING EAST. HE FLEW WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO A PREVIOUS LANDING GEAR FAILURE. HE WAS HOPING TO GET SOMEONE AT POMPANO TO WORK ON THE LANDING GEAR ISSUE. AFTER REACHING THE OCEAN HE TURNED SOUTH FOLLOWING THE COAST ENROUTE TO HIS SCHEDULED DESTINATION IN POMPANO, FL. JUST PRIOR TO RIGHT AFTER TURNING SOUTH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER. HE IDENTIFIED IT AS A PROBLEM WITH HIS RIGHT ENGINE. HE CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT ALONG THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY AS HE TRIED TO FIND A PLACE TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND. HE TURNED EAST LOSING ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE OCEAN RIDGE CITY HALL BUILDING THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT APPROXIMATELY 1255. AFTER HITTING THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING HE FLIPPED OVER AND THE AIRCRAFT WRAPPED AROUND A CONCRETE POWER POLE SEVERING THE LINES CUTTING POWER TO THE SURROUNDING AREA. PILOT WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY BOYTON BEACH FIRE AND RESCUE AND ZUCCALLAS SALVAGE REMOVED THE WRECKAGE TO THEIR SALVAGE YARD.

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 NYC08LA255Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOcean Ridge, FLA partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to add only a limited amount of fuel prior to the flight, and the fuel selector valve placards' inaccurate depiction of the airplane fuel tank…Jul 22, 2008 · Substantial damage