ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322495
| Date: | Thursday 9 December 2004 |
| Time: | 18:31 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | RNH Air 1 LLC |
| Registration: | N6PE |
| MSN: | BB-856 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3084 hours |
| Cycles: | 469 flights |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6,5 km N of Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI (LSE/KLSE) |
| Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL/KTUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air twin-engine turboprop airplane, N6PE, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a dual loss of engine power approximately four miles (6,5 km) north of runway 18L at Tulsa International Airport (TUL), near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The instrument-rated private pilot, sole occupant and owner of the airplane, sustained minor injuries.
The 2,100-hour instrument-rated private pilot stated that prior to departure for a 507 nautical-mile cross-country flight, the fuel gauges indicated approximately 800 pounds of fuel on each side for a total of 1600 pounds; however, he did not visually check the amount of fuel that the tanks contained. During his approach to the destination airport, the right engine started to "sputter" before it finally quit. The pilot then "looked over at the fuel gauges and both tanks were showing empty." The left engine quit just a few moments later. The auto ignition installed in the airplane attempted to restart the engines. The engines restarted momentarily and then shut-off once more. The pilot declared an emergency and executed a forced landing onto a street below. After a hard landing onto the street, the right wing hit a telephone pole, and the left wing then hit several tree limbs before the airplane impacted a hill and came to a stop. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the accident site, found the fuel transfer switch in the "right-crossfeed" position. The fuel system was examined and no leaks or anomalies were found. Approximately three-quarters of a gallon of unusable fuel was found in the right engine nacelle. Approximately four gallons (28 pounds) of usable fuel was found in the left engine nacelle.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning / preparation."
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| 8 December 2004 | N6PE | Rnh Air 1 LLC | 0 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
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