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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Smith Aerostar 60 · Cleburne, TX · July 22, 2010

Date
July 22, 2010 · 11:00 local
Place
Cleburne, TX
Airport
Cleburne Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N601AT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA425
Reported as
Smith Aerostar 60
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
28,100 total300 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft received a preflight inspection from the pilot and a designated airworthyness representative. The pilot completed an extend engine runup and systems check. The airplane was fueled by the pilot at a self service fuel pump. The aircraft departed Cleburne Municipal Airport, clebure, TX (cpt) enroute to mena, AR. After departure from Cleburne airport at approximately 800 ft the right engine began to lose power. The pilot was attempting a restart when the left engine began to lose power. The pilot made an emergency landing in an open field approximatly five miles southeast of the Cleburne airport. There was no post crash fire. Approximatly 104 gallons of 100LL was drained from the aircraft wreckage. 2.5 gallons was drained from the main aircraft fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION FROM THE PILOT AND A DESIGNATED AIRWORTHYNESS REPRESENTATIVE. THE PILOT COMPLETED AN EXTEND ENGINE RUNUP AND SYSTEMS CHECK. THE AIRPLANE WAS FUELED BY THE PILOT AT A SELF SERVICE FUEL PUMP. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CLEBURNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLEBURE, TX (CPT) ENROUTE TO MENA, AR. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM CLEBURNE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FT THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A RESTART WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATLY FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CLEBURNE AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. APPROXIMATLY 104 GALLONS OF 100LL WAS DRAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE. 2.5 GALLONS WAS DRAINED FROM THE MAIN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.