- Date
- April 14, 1987, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Maria, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2225CCessna T303
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870414009299A
- Case key
- 25564
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Analysis
A Cessna T303 collided w the LOC antenna aft a total loss of pwr in both engs while on final app to rwy 30. The plt indicated that the engs failed due to fuel exhaustion. The flt made 5 stops to pick-up and drop off cargo and is normally flown daily by different plts. The acft is not refueled at the dept point where it is based but rather at an intermediate stop. As a result of this procedure, the acft is not fully fueled prior to the days flt and the fuel level can only be estimated by visual inspection during preflt. The plt had questioned the chief plt abt the procedure and the fuel level 2 weeks prior and was told it was 'ok'. Investigation revealed that the acft had not been refueled the preceeding day at the intermediate stop. The plt stated that aft lowering the gear on final app, the acft lost 150 to 200 feet and collided w the antenna.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2225C
- Reported as
- Cessna T303
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T30300070
- Airframe hours
- 580
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-AE, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Compucraft Data Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 25, 1987 · 98 hours before
- Departed
- BFL · Bakersfield, CA
- Destination
- SMX · Santa Maria, CA
- Airport
- SMX · Santa Maria Public, runway 30, 6,300 × 150 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,965 total · 51 in this make and model · 1,756 as pilot in command · 279 in the last 90 days · 86 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SMX
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.