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FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Lewiston, ID · July 18, 2015

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Date
July 18, 2015 · 17:00 local
Place
Lewiston, ID
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N909RF
Reported as
Cessna 414A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
N909RFRegistered now · Cessna 414AS/N 414A0840 · Built 1982Airframe modelCessna 414AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft was enroute to kosh with the non-rated pilotprivacy data omitted, a certified flight instructor, and a passenger on board. The aircraft departed kuao and landed in klws for fuel. privacy data omitted Instructed the lineman at klws to refuel the aircraft to the bottom of the screen.

After refueling, the non-rated pilotprivacy data omitted and the CFI performed a walk around inspection which included a visual inspection of the fuel level. The fuel sumps were not drained. The engines operated normally and all instrument indications were normal during the taxi to runway 12. The aircraft started the take-off roll when, at rotation, the engines lost power.

The CFI took over the controls and applied heavy braking bringing the aircraft to a stop on the remaining runway. The aircraft taxied clear of the runway and was given clearance back to the ramp.

The lineman marshalled the aircraft to parking and stated he mistakenly fueled the aircraft with jet-a instead of avgas.

The fuel receipt showed the aircraft was fueled with 95 gallons of jet-a.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO KOSH WITH THE NON-RATED PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND A PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KUAO AND LANDED IN KLWS FOR FUEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSTRUCTED THE LINEMAN AT KLWS TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

AFTER REFUELING, THE NON-RATED PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE CFI PERFORMED A WALK AROUND INSPECTION WHICH INCLUDED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL LEVEL. THE FUEL SUMPS WERE NOT DRAINED. THE ENGINES OPERATED NORMALLY AND ALL INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL DURING THE TAXI TO RUNWAY 12. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE TAKE-OFF ROLL WHEN, AT ROTATION, THE ENGINES LOST POWER.

THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE BACK TO THE RAMP.

THE LINEMAN MARSHALLED THE AIRCRAFT TO PARKING AND STATED HE MISTAKENLY FUELED THE AIRCRAFT WITH JET-A INSTEAD OF AVGAS.

THE FUEL RECEIPT SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 95 GALLONS OF JET-A.