# Accident 20140627010319A: Cessna T207, Indianapolis, IN, June 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2014, 12:20 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7308° N, 86.2891° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7308&lon=-86.2891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N207AB-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 85 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140627010319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA327), Jun 27, 2014: Cessna T207 (N207AB), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot's failure to monitor the fuel level and switch tanks in a timely fashion.

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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