- Date
- April 12, 1987, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hyannis, MA
- Injuries
- 9 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N87PBCessna 402C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870412009229A
- Case key
- 30493
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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
Shortly after the initial pwr reduction drg tkof, the plt noted a partial loss of pwr in the rgt eng. He said he 'went to full power on both engines' & noted an 'extremely high' fuel flow indcn to the rgt eng. He said, 'thinking that the engine was flooding, I placed the boost pump switch from high to off to possibly eliminate the problem with no result. Ithen placed the pump back to high and tried to decrease the fuel flow by leaning the mixture. This also did not seem to eliminate the problem.' While troubleshooting the prblm, he turned to a downwind & stayed in the traffic pattern, but could not maint alt. Subsequently, a wheels-up lndg was made in an area of small trees aprx 1/2 mi bfr reaching rwy 24. An exam of the rgt eng revealed the spark plugs were wet with fuel & black with soot. Also, its #5 fuel nozzle had been cross-threaded & was knocked out of its hole drg impact. Drg an initial test, the rgt fuel pressure sensing sw did not sense operg pressure (ovr 6 PSI); this would have resulted in a hi boost/fuel flow cond. Later, the sw tested ok.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87PB
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0639
- Airframe hours
- 6,032
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Provincetown Boston Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 8, 1987 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- HYA
- Destination
- ACK · Nantucket, MA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- HYA · Barnstable Muni, runway 24, 5,430 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,629 total · 550 in this make and model · 54 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility
- 11 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HYA, 1 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.