Orlando Executive Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Orlando, Florida 32802
Tuesady, May 28, 2002 17:51 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane lost engine power during an instrument approach and the pilot executed a forced landing to a nearby golf course. On roll-out , the nose wheel dug into the turf and the airplane flipped inverted. The examination of the airplane at the accident site also revealed that fuel was leaking from the right wing vent. No fuel was found in the left wing; the fuel selector was found in the off position.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadequate planning decision that resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/28/2002
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1751
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Orlando
Event State FLORIDA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 32802
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 291804N
Event Location Longitude 0810649W
Event Location Airport Orlando Executive
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KORL
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 10
Degrees magnetic from airport 250
Airport Elevation 113
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1753 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 250
Weather Observation Facility ID ORL
Elevation of weather observation facility 113
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 13
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4700
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 30
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 60
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 11
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 16
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.95
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KORL 281753Z 06011G16KT 360V120 10SM FEW047 30/18
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13051
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date May 29 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 748
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 29 2003 4:26PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office ORLANDO FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4672Y
NTSB Number ATL02LA108
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model T210N
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 21063977
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
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 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 26 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 16.8
Airframe Hours 17903.8
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Flight Express Inc
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO Box 1823
Aircraft Owner City ORLANDO
Aircraft Owner State FL
Aircraft Owner Country --
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 32802
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Orlando
Operator State FL
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code 32802
Operator Code FPIA
Owner has at least one certificate --
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 Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Cargo
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) --
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code KBCT
Departure City BOCA RATON
Departure State FL
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1630
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code KORL
Destination City ORLANDO
Destination State FL
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Aug 13 2004 4:03PM
User who most recently changed record JOHB
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 07
Runway Length 6003
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --