ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30392
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| Date: | Thursday 30 September 1999 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Adler Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | C-GHOL |
| MSN: | 31-7401238 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenfield, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | MQJ |
| Waterloo, Ont., CD (YKF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A loss of power was experienced on both engines during the initial takeoff climb. The airplane was substantially damaged during the forced landing in a plowed corn field. Post accident inspection revealed the airplane had been refueled with 101.5 gallons of Jet A fuel instead of 100LL fuel. The FBO employee who refueled the airplane reported using a rubberized adapter to get the fuel nozzle to fit into the inlet. He reported the captain did not specify what type of fuel should be added to the airplane, only the quantity. The captain did not drain the fuel tanks during the aircraft preflight nor did he notice the smell of Jet A when he visually inspected the fuel quantity in the main fuel tanks prior to takeoff. The first officer, who signed for payment of the fuel, did not notice the type of fuel added which was noted on the Master Receipt and the invoice.
Probable Cause: the FBO employee improperly refueled the airplane with Jet A fuel instead of 100LL and the inadequate preflight by the pilot-in-command in that he failed to drain the fuel tanks during the preflight. Factors related to the accident were the low altitude at which the loss of power took place and the rough terrain on which the forced landing was made.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19724&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Apr-2015 15:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2015 18:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2017 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2017 15:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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