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FAA accident report · Cessna C340A · Port Huron, MI · September 5, 2018

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Date
September 5, 2018 · 11:52 local
Place
Port Huron, MI
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
C-GLKX
Reported as
Cessna C340A
Reported engine
TCM TSIO-520NB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
695 total44 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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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 11:52PM eastern time a canadian registered Cessna 340A crashed into the outfield of a baseball park just under 7/8 of a mile west from the end of runway 22 at the st. clair county international airport (kphn). The sole occupant pilot sustained fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.

Kphn was the intended destination of the flight. The pilot was attempting to land on runway 22 when he radioed that he lost an engine on approach. Shortly after the pilot radioed that he couldn?t see the airport or get the airport lights on. In the final radio call the pilot stated he was going to try to turn to the right and fly back to find the airport. No further radio contact was made. No ELT signal was heard.

The aircraft impacted in a nose down position. Propeller condition indicated that the left engine was running at impact and the right engine was not. The right propeller was not feathered. There was a post-crash fire the left side limited to the engine and outer portion of the wing out to the wing tip. Examination of wreckage and both engines onsite did not identify a reason for the accident or for the right engine to quit running a few minutes prior to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:52PM EASTERN TIME A CANADIAN REGISTERED CESSNA 340A CRASHED INTO THE OUTFIELD OF A BASEBALL PARK JUST UNDER 7/8 OF A MILE WEST FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 22 AT THE ST. CLAIR COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPHN). THE SOLE OCCUPANT PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

KPHN WAS THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 WHEN HE RADIOED THAT HE LOST AN ENGINE ON APPROACH. SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT RADIOED THAT HE COULDN?T SEE THE AIRPORT OR GET THE AIRPORT LIGHTS ON. IN THE FINAL RADIO CALL THE PILOT STATED HE WAS GOING TO TRY TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND FLY BACK TO FIND THE AIRPORT. NO FURTHER RADIO CONTACT WAS MADE. NO ELT SIGNAL WAS HEARD.

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION. PROPELLER CONDITION INDICATED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT IMPACT AND THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS NOT. THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. THERE WAS A POST-CRASH FIRE THE LEFT SIDE LIMITED TO THE ENGINE AND OUTER PORTION OF THE WING OUT TO THE WING TIP. EXAMINATION OF WRECKAGE AND BOTH ENGINES ONSITE DID NOT IDENTIFY A REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT OR FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE TO QUIT RUNNING A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.