20141117023949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C90A · Chadron, NE · November 17, 2014

Date: November 17, 2014 · 19:25 local
Place: Chadron, NE
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N523TH
Reported as: Beech C90A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,810 total508 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During cruise flight from sidney, Nebraska (ksny) to rapid city, south dakota (krap), N523TH, Beech C90A, s/n - LJ-1219 lost power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted to land at Chadron, Nebraska (kcdr). However, the pilot landed the aircraft short of the runway and ran through a barbed wire fence. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

Pilot statement:

I departed ksny with 2 hours fuel on board aircraft with destination of krap. Near kcdr the left fuel pressure light came on and I made a decision to and try and land at kcdr. One minute later the right fuel pressure light came on. I feathered both props and cut the fuel. I touched down on all 3 landing gear in a field 300 yards short of runway 29 at kcdr and ran through a barbed wire fence before coming to a stop. There is 400 lbs of fuel on board the aircraft. There were two souls on board with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM SIDNEY, NEBRASKA (KSNY) TO RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA (KRAP), N523TH, BEECH C90A, S/N - LJ-1219 LOST POWER TO BOTH ENGINES DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT CHADRON, NEBRASKA (KCDR). HOWEVER, THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND RAN THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

PILOT STATEMENT:

I DEPARTED KSNY WITH 2 HOURS FUEL ON BOARD AIRCRAFT WITH DESTINATION OF KRAP. NEAR KCDR THE LEFT FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND I MADE A DECISION TO AND TRY AND LAND AT KCDR. ONE MINUTE LATER THE RIGHT FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I FEATHERED BOTH PROPS AND CUT THE FUEL. I TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL 3 LANDING GEAR IN A FIELD 300 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 29 AT KCDR AND RAN THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE IS 400 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE TWO SOULS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.