- Date
- November 15, 1984, 06:48 local (12:48 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N333TBPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841115064639A
- Case key
- 21509
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff both engines began to surge. Plt stated he did not switch fuel tanks during emerg procedure because he knew outboard tanks were empty. Company policy was to carry on 10 gallons of fuel in outboard tanks. Post accident investigation revealed inboard tanks were full but selectors were positioned to outboard tanks. Plt stated selectors were not checked after takeoff. During emerg procedures and subsequent landing on a golf course plt did not feather props or lower flaps.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N333TB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7552008
- Airframe hours
- 2,179
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Texas National Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Texas National Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 10, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- SAT · San Antonio, TX
- Destination
- CRP · Corpus Christi, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,432 total · 54 in this make and model · 6,729 as pilot in command · 147 in the last 90 days · 56 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAT, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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