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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech D17S · Fort Worth, TX · September 20, 2010

Date: September 20, 2010 · 20:57 local
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Airport: Hicks
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N17GB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10CA568
Reported as: Beech D17S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total153 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N17GBRegistered now · Beech D17SS/N 4818 · Built 1943 Airframe modelBeech D17S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot planned flight per manufactures charts for fuel burn. Flight should have landed with 30 minutes reserve. For unknown reason, fuel burn was more than planned (or tanks were not completely full) and aircraft exhausted all fuel on final approach (one mile) to Hicks Airport runway 14.pilot landed gear up in pasture with substantial damage but no injuries to pilot or passenger. No fire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PLANNED FLIGHT PER MANUFACTURES CHARTS FOR FUEL BURN. FLIGHT SHOULD HAVE LANDED WITH 30 MINUTES RESERVE. FOR UNKNOWN REASON, FUEL BURN WAS MORE THAN PLANNED (OR TANKS WERE NOT COMPLETELY FULL) AND AIRCRAFT EXHAUSTED ALL FUEL ON FINAL APPROACH (ONE MILE) TO HICKS AIRPORT RUNWAY 14.PILOT LANDED GEAR UP IN PASTURE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. NO FIRE.

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 CEN10CA568Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Worth, TXThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Sep 21, 2010 · Substantial damage