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FAA accident report · Cessna T303 · Lagrangeville, NY · August 17, 2019

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Date
August 17, 2019 · 16:45 local
Place
Lagrangeville, NY
Airport
Sky Acres
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N303TL
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA19FA249
Reported as
Cessna T303
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N303TLRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · Cessna T303S/N T30300286 · Built 1984Airframe modelCessna T303Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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.

Aircraft departed orange county airport heading to republic airport with a fuel stop in Sky Acres. Video from Sky Acres shows N303TL landing and taxiing to fuel pumps.

Aircraft as shown in report shows it was fueled with 100 gallons. During the starting of the engine, the #1 engine would not start so they started the #2 engine. In the video it looks like this took longer than normal. Once the #2 engine was started they started the #1.

On the take off roll, the aircraft was pitched up to take off and the aircraft turned to the left, the pilot corrected this as seen in video but didn't show them gaining altitude.

Witness report stated that once the aircraft was out of sight they heard boom and saw fire.

It was also reported by the airport management that the aircraft rotated and seemed to be much slower than normal on the take off climb.

Passengers from the aircraft told officials that the aircraft didn't seem right after the fueling and to check the fuel.

Fuel samples taken from the fuel pump were clean and had no signs of water or foreign matter.

Aircraft records and pilot logbook have not been located to verify times and current hours in aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT HEADING TO REPUBLIC AIRPORT WITH A FUEL STOP IN SKY ACRES. VIDEO FROM SKY ACRES SHOWS N303TL LANDING AND TAXIING TO FUEL PUMPS.

AIRCRAFT AS SHOWN IN REPORT SHOWS IT WAS FUELED WITH 100 GALLONS. DURING THE STARTING OF THE ENGINE, THE #1 ENGINE WOULD NOT START SO THEY STARTED THE #2 ENGINE. IN THE VIDEO IT LOOKS LIKE THIS TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL. ONCE THE #2 ENGINE WAS STARTED THEY STARTED THE #1.

ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PITCHED UP TO TAKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT CORRECTED THIS AS SEEN IN VIDEO BUT DIDN'T SHOW THEM GAINING ALTITUDE.

WITNESS REPORT STATED THAT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF SIGHT THEY HEARD BOOM AND SAW FIRE.

IT WAS ALSO REPORTED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND SEEMED TO BE MUCH SLOWER THAN NORMAL ON THE TAKE OFF CLIMB.

PASSENGERS FROM THE AIRCRAFT TOLD OFFICIALS THAT THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT AFTER THE FUELING AND TO CHECK THE FUEL.

FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE FUEL PUMP WERE CLEAN AND HAD NO SIGNS OF WATER OR FOREIGN MATTER.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND PILOT LOGBOOK HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED TO VERIFY TIMES AND CURRENT HOURS IN AIRCRAFT.

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 ERA19FA249Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportLagrangeville, NYA partial loss of engine power in both engines during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Aug 17, 2019 · Destroyed

Other reports on N303TL · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20180204007359ATaxi · Great Barringto, MAOn February 4, 2018, aircraft N303TL, a Cessna aircraft, model T303, serial number T30300826, was involved in an incident at Walter J. Koladza Airport (kgbr) located in Great barrington, Massachusetts. The aircraft was operated by [privacy data omitted] under…Feb 4, 2018 · Substantial damageIncident 20070118000589IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Des Moines, IA(-23) The aircraft departed ankeny, Iowa (ikv) for fort dodge, Iowa (FOD). The pilot indicated that he hit something on takeoff. When retracting the gear, the red indication light would not go out. The pilot wanted to land at the Des Moines, Iowa airport…Jan 18, 2007 · Minor damage