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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T240 · Houston, TX · August 31, 2015

Date: August 31, 2015 · 12:00 local
Place: Houston, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N452CS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA392
Reported as: Cessna T240
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N452CSRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2018 · Cessna T240S/N T24002052 · Built 2014 Airframe modelCessna T240 Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

At approximately 12: 30 CST an aircraft N452CS, Cessna, model T240, s/n T24002052 was substantially damaged when it crashed approximately .27 tenth of a mile off the end of runway 15, at west Houston airport, (iws), Houston, Texas.

The flight had originated from iws at 09:45 to angleton, Texas (lbx) on a CFR part 91 training flight.

The aircraft returned to iws and was on its third take off, from a full stop landing when the engine lost power.

The pilot stated, on climb out at approximately 300 feet the engine suffered a total loss of power.

Initial inspection of the aircraft disclosed damage to the propeller, nose gear, lower engine cowl, engine mount, right main gear and the right fuel tank was punctured.

The two rated pilots on board were not injuried.

There was no post crash fire

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 12: 30 CST AN AIRCRAFT N452CS, CESSNA, MODEL T240, S/N T24002052 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY .27 TENTH OF A MILE OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 15, AT WEST HOUSTON AIRPORT, (IWS), HOUSTON, TEXAS.

THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM IWS AT 09:45 TO ANGLETON, TEXAS (LBX) ON A CFR PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT.

THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IWS AND WAS ON ITS THIRD TAKE OFF, FROM A FULL STOP LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.

THE PILOT STATED, ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE ENGINE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.

INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCLOSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, LOWER ENGINE COWL, ENGINE MOUNT, RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED.

THE TWO RATED PILOTS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURIED.

THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA392Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHouston, TXThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate fuel management and the flight instructor’s failure to verify the fuel level and fuel selector position in flight.Aug 31, 2015 · Substantial damage