ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87021
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| Date: | Monday 27 December 2010 |
| Time: | 22:46 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500B |
| Owner/operator: | Central Airlines Inc |
| Registration: | N888CA |
| MSN: | 1318-127 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24922 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jeffersonville, IN (JVY) |
| Columbus, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Prior to the flight, the pilot preflighted the airplane and recalled observing the fuel gauge indicating full; however, he did not visually check the fuel tanks. The airplane departed and the en route portion of the flight was uneventful. During the downwind leg of the circling approach, the engines began to surge and the pilot added full power and turned on the fuel boost pumps. While abeam the approach end of the runway on the downwind leg, the engines again started to surge and subsequently lost power. He executed a forced landing and the airplane impacted terrain short of the runway. A postaccident examination by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors revealed the fuselage was buckled in several areas, and the left wing was crushed and bent upward. The fuel tanks were intact and approximately one cup of fuel was drained from the single fuel sump. Fueling records indicated the airplane was fueled 3 days prior to the accident with 135 gallons of fuel or approximately 4 hours of operational time. Flight records indicated the airplane had flown approximately 4 hours since refueling when the engines lost power.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Sources:
NTSB
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20110103X63450&key=1
https://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2010/12/28/story-columbus-plane-crash-at-don-scott-field.html?sid=102
http://www.centralairsouthwest.com/aboutus.aspx
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CTL4/history/20101228/0230Z/KJVY/KOSU
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2010 10:40 | bizjets101 | Added |
| 28-Dec-2010 11:03 | bizjets101 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2010 11:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Damage] |
| 28-Dec-2010 12:50 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Time] |
| 28-Dec-2010 15:52 | bizjets101 | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:15 | Firefly | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:16 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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