20111110027269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · College Station, TX · November 10, 2011

Date
November 10, 2011 · 10:48 local
Place
College Station, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8188R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA079
Reported as
Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
20,352 total18 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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IFR flight khee to ksat experienced power loss due to fuel starvation on both engines after a fligth of approximately 02 hour and 20 minutes of flight. Pilot fuel status prior to flight is in question due to a planned flight of 02 hour and 45 minutes. Pilot in command stated to iic that he was not sure how much fuel he had on board prior to departure.a.houston FSDO responded to south west region operations center notification of the mishap. FSDO asi's met state police on the seen which confirmed that two idividuals had landed an aircraft and egressed the aircraft in an inverted position. The pilot commented the cause was fuel starvation. Pilot and passenger were transported to the hospital after commenting of minor injuries.b.FSDO ASI personnel found no indication of fuel contamination in the vicinity of the aircraft what so ever. Safety concerns were met and the perimiter was satisfied with a temporary barrier. The electrical master switch was truned off and photographic evidence was completed. External inspection showed left wing tip deformation of approximately 4 degrees up. Vertical stabilizer and rudder deformation was also noted. Empenage deformation was noted at ventral attaching point.c.investigation resulted with evidence as noted to indicate that this was an accident. NTSB investigator acknowledged this accident status. He stated that due to pilot fuel starvation statement that the engine manufacturer would not have to get involved.d.confirmation from eng manufacturer verified that the manufacturer would not be involved per NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

IFR FLIGHT KHEE TO KSAT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION ON BOTH ENGINES AFTER A FLIGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 02 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. PILOT FUEL STATUS PRIOR TO FLIGHT IS IN QUESTION DUE TO A PLANNED FLIGHT OF 02 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. PILOT IN COMMAND STATED TO IIC THAT HE WAS NOT SURE HOW MUCH FUEL HE HAD ON BOARD PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.A.HOUSTON FSDO RESPONDED TO SOUTH WEST REGION OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFICATION OF THE MISHAP. FSDO ASI'S MET STATE POLICE ON THE SEEN WHICH CONFIRMED THAT TWO IDIVIDUALS HAD LANDED AN AIRCRAFT AND EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT COMMENTED THE CAUSE WAS FUEL STARVATION. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER COMMENTING OF MINOR INJURIES.B.FSDO ASI PERSONNEL FOUND NO INDICATION OF FUEL CONTAMINATION IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRCRAFT WHAT SO EVER. SAFETY CONCERNS WERE MET AND THE PERIMITER WAS SATISFIED WITH A TEMPORARY BARRIER. THE ELECTRICAL MASTER SWITCH WAS TRUNED OFF AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE WAS COMPLETED. EXTERNAL INSPECTION SHOWED LEFT WING TIP DEFORMATION OF APPROXIMATELY 4 DEGREES UP. VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER DEFORMATION WAS ALSO NOTED. EMPENAGE DEFORMATION WAS NOTED AT VENTRAL ATTACHING POINT.C.INVESTIGATION RESULTED WITH EVIDENCE AS NOTED TO INDICATE THAT THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT. NTSB INVESTIGATOR ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ACCIDENT STATUS. HE STATED THAT DUE TO PILOT FUEL STARVATION STATEMENT THAT THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HAVE TO GET INVOLVED.D.CONFIRMATION FROM ENG MANUFACTURER VERIFIED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED PER NTSB.

NTSB investigation

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