ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37817
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 November 1991 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 340 |
| Owner/operator: | Robert R. Chenoweth |
| Registration: | N7672Q |
| MSN: | 340-0184 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2653 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSI0-520K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 miles from Port Columbus International Airport, Columbus, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Charleston, SC (CHS |
| Columbus, OH (KCMH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE. HE SAID HE WAS PUTTING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED 3 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINES REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE PILOT DID NOT FEATHER THE PROPELLER AFTER THE ENGINE FAILURE. HE HAD NO TRAINING IN THIS AIRPLANE OR ANY OTHER MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE IN OVER 5 YEARS. HIS LAST BFR WAS IN A CESSNA 172. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT MANAGE THE AIRPLANE FUEL SYSTEM IN THE RECOMMENDED MANNER. A WITNESS SAID THE PILOT USED FUEL FROM THE MAIN TANKS UNTIUL THEY WERE NEARLY EMPTY. HE INGORED FORECASTS OF LIGHT ICING CONDITIONS AND DURING HIS FLIGHT HE REPORTED ICE ACCUMULATION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EXECUTION OF AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER MANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM; THE PILOT'S LACK OF PROFICIENCY IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE; AND THE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92FA029
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7672Q
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Mar-2016 22:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2016 22:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 11:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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