ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368166
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1989 |
| Time: | 19:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T337D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N33N |
| MSN: | 337-1122 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-A/B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Howell, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Freemont, MI (3FM) |
| Pontiac, MI (KPTK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING NORMAL CRUISE, THE ENGINES LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, AFTER A FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH/UNEVEN FIELD, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL GAGES ON THE MAIN TANKS READ 1/4 FULL AFTER THE FUEL EXHAUSTION. EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN FUEL TANKS REVEALED ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL REMAINED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S NOT PERFORMING CORRECT CALIBRATION OF FUEL GAGES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI89LA172
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 2002 | N33N | Private | 0 | Fort Pierce, Florida | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 07:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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