# Accident 20100304028389A: Cessna T303, Lousia, VA, March 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2010, 12:40 local time
- Place: Lousia, VA
- Airport: Louisa County/Freeman Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0142° N, 77.9878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0142&lon=-77.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9305T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9305T-2010-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,255 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100304028389A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/04/2010 THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT, N9305T, AT THE LOUISA COUNTY/FREEMAN FIELD AIRPORT (KLKU).  AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT FUELED HIS AIRCRAFT WITH 100LL AVIATION FUEL AT THE SELF-SERVE FUEL PUMP.  THE MECHANIC FROM THE AIRPORT CONVERSED WITH THE PILOT WHILE HE WAS FUELING HIS AIRCRAFT.  THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PILOT WAS IN A HURRY, AND THAT AFTER FUELING WAS COMPLETE, THE PILOT THEN GOT INTO HIS AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SUMPING ANY OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS AND TAXIED TO RUNWAY 27.  THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM A RUN-UP CHECK PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.  ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINES DID NOT SOUND CORRECT, THE SOUND WAS ROUGH AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER.  THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED APPROXIMATED 1/2 OF A MILE BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27 AND INTO THE FRONT YARD OF A HOUSE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING ROUGHLY AT A 250 DEGREE HEADING ON IMPACT.  THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS DISPERSED FROM THE AIRPORT FUELING STATION WAS 148.7 GALLONS AND THE AIRCRAFT HOLDS 155 GALLONS TOTAL.

## 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 ERA10FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA161), Mar 4, 2010: Cessna T303 (N9305T), Louisa, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and secure the right engine during a loss of engine power after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power on the right engine…

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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