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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna C421 · Houston, TX · May 6, 2022

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Date: May 6, 2022 · 14:19 local
Place: Houston, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: XB-FQS
Reported as: Cessna C421
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO-520-L
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,025 total

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What happened

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Before flight from hou, the pilot requested fuel from a hou FBO. Taxi and engine runup was normal. During rotation the aircraft was not able to develop power in both engines. The pilot made an emergency off field landing approximately 2 miles south of hou causing substantial damage to the aircraft and property on ground with minor injuries to pilot and passengers. Initial interview with pilot on scene, produced a fuel receipt showing the piston powered aircraft was fueled with jet-a fuel by the hou FBO before flight.

As the FAA filed it

BEFORE FLIGHT FROM HOU, THE PILOT REQUESTED FUEL FROM A HOU FBO. TAXI AND ENGINE RUNUP WAS NORMAL. DURING ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO DEVELOP POWER IN BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF HOU CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPERTY ON GROUND WITH MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGERS. INITIAL INTERVIEW WITH PILOT ON SCENE, PRODUCED A FUEL RECEIPT SHOWING THE PISTON POWERED AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH JET-A FUEL BY THE HOU FBO BEFORE FLIGHT.