What happened
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On June 27, 2014, at 1219 eastern daylight time, a Cessna T207, N207AB, landed short of the runway after a power loss at Indianapolis international airport (ind), Indianapolis, Indiana. The pilot was not injured, but a passenger sustained minor injuries.
The airplane was substantially damaged during the accident including the propeller, engine mount structure, collapsed right main landing gear and destroyed nose gear.
The fuel selector was found on the "right tank" position. Fuel tanks were examined for the presence of fuel finding that the left fuel tank was empty. The right fuel tank had fuel but was found leaking due to a severed fuel line as a result of the accident. The electric boost pump was operable. The fuel injection flow divider and number 6 cylinder were removed looking for fuel residue and none was found. The fuel cap gaskets seemed somewhat thick requiring additional effort to secure the fuel caps properly. The left fuel tank bladder showed a large wrinkle on the top of the tank suggesting that the tank has been displaced. The aircraft experienced fuel starvation due to undetermined cause. The pilot was unsucessful in regaining engine power prior to impact.
The airplane is registered to aero systems, inc., of erie, Colorado, and operated by surdex corporation of chesterfield, Missouri, under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a business flight.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight originated from ind at approximately 0800.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 27, 2014, AT 1219 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T207, N207AB, LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER A POWER LOSS AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IND), INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT INCLUDING THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE, COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DESTROYED NOSE GEAR.
THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE "RIGHT TANK" POSITION. FUEL TANKS WERE EXAMINED FOR THE PRESENCE OF FUEL FINDING THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD FUEL BUT WAS FOUND LEAKING DUE TO A SEVERED FUEL LINE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP WAS OPERABLE. THE FUEL INJECTION FLOW DIVIDER AND NUMBER 6 CYLINDER WERE REMOVED LOOKING FOR FUEL RESIDUE AND NONE WAS FOUND. THE FUEL CAP GASKETS SEEMED SOMEWHAT THICK REQUIRING ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO SECURE THE FUEL CAPS PROPERLY. THE LEFT FUEL TANK BLADDER SHOWED A LARGE WRINKLE ON THE TOP OF THE TANK SUGGESTING THAT THE TANK HAS BEEN DISPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION DUE TO UNDETERMINED CAUSE. THE PILOT WAS UNSUCESSFUL IN REGAINING ENGINE POWER PRIOR TO IMPACT.
THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO AERO SYSTEMS, INC., OF ERIE, COLORADO, AND OPERATED BY SURDEX CORPORATION OF CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM IND AT APPROXIMATELY 0800.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.