Concord Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Concord, North Carolina 94116
Wednesday, January 31, 2001 22:01 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane collided with a commercial building two miles short of the airport while maneuvering for a forced landing. According to the pilot, he attempted to transfer fuel from the auxiliary tank when the engine started losing power. According to the supplemental type certificate for the auxiliary fuel tank installed in this airplane, fuel transfer to the main fuel tank must start when the main fuel tank is 2/3 full. The examination of the airplane at the accident site disclosed that the auxiliary fuel tank was full.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilots failure to follow the auxiliary fuel tank procedures, which resulted in the fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/31/2001
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 2201
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City CONCORD
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 94116
Event Date Year 2001
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport CONCORD REGIONAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID JQF
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 690
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2151 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID CLT
Elevation of weather observation facility 784
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Night
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Broken
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 14
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 230
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.91
Density Altitude (feet) 744
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 10210
NTSB Notification Source FAA Com Center
NTSB Notification Date Feb 1 2001 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 800
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Jul 30 2001 11:11AM
User who most recently changed record MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office CHARLOTTE FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N60336
NTSB Number ATL01LA028
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 150J
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 15070232
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Oct 26 2000 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 15
Airframe Hours 5190
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Jana L. Greer
Aircraft Owner Street Address 98 Delsea Drive
Aircraft Owner City Green Creek
Aircraft Owner State NJ
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 08219
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name JOYDEEP BOSE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address POB 98
Operator City GREEN CREEK
Operator State NJ
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 08219
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code PTB
Departure City PETERSBURG
Departure State VA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code JQF
Destination City Concord
Destination State NC
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 14 2001 11:25AM
User who most recently changed record PREJ
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 20
Runway Length 5500
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --