- Date
- May 24, 1992, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cross City, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4547JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920524016209A
- Case key
- 33093
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Probable cause
The inadequate inspection for contamination of the aircraft fuel system after modification resulting in failure of the engine driven fuel pump due to contamination. Contributing to the accident was the improper modification of the fuel system which resulted in the hopper fuel tank not having a second source of fuel pumping.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Flight experienced engine failure shortly after switching to the chemical hopper which had been converted to a fuel tank for the ferry flight. The engine could not be restarted and a forced landing was made in a wooded area. Post crash operation of the engine revealed the engine would not run on the engine driven fuel pump. After the pump was changed the engine operated normally. The engine driven pump was found to contain black rubber particle contamination under the bypass valve and to be worn which prevented pressure build up. The hopper tank line entered the airframe fuel system after the electric boost pump and the only source of hopper tank fuel pressure was the engine driven pump.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4547J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803749T
- Airframe hours
- 5,224
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Calderon Moyano, Sergio
- Registered owner
- V And R Enterprises Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1992 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- CTY
- Destination
- MAI · Marianna, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,500 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 11,500 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.