Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Sundance Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Piedmont, Oklahoma 73078
Monday, September 16, 2002 1:47 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
According to the pilot, both wing fuel tanks and the fuselage fuel tank were topped prior to departure. The airplane departed and was cleared direct for an 807 nautical mile flight. The flight was as expected, with no significant course deviations or unexpected changes in weather conditions, including winds aloft. The pilot reported that he approached the airport and set up for a visual approach to land. The airplane was at 700 feet agl, turning from the downwind leg to base leg, when both engines lost power. During the ensuing forced landing to a field the airplane collided with a fence and came to rest upright. Postaccident examination revealed that the left and right wing fuel tanks did not contain any fuel and the fuselage tank contained a "small" amount of fuel. The left fuel boost pump, which was located at the lower left side of the fuselage fuel tank, exhibited a fuel leak. The fuel leak was observed at the fuel pump to bladder tank flange. Fuel stains were found on fuel lines in the flange area and around the aft fuselage area.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
A fuel leak at the left boost pump to bladder tank flange, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of power to both engines.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/16/2002 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 147 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Piedmont |
| Event State | OKLAHOMA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 73078 |
| Event Date Year | 2002 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 353606N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0974222W |
| Event Location Airport | Sundance Airpark |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | HSD |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 360 |
| Airport Elevation | 1193 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Abbreviated |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 153 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 135 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | PWA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1299 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Night |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4300 |
| 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) | 16 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 14 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 340 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 3 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.14 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 1521 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| 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 | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 12983 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | Sep 16 2002 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 800 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 15 2003 4:06PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N90652 |
| NTSB Number | FTW02LA257 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Smith |
| Aircraft Model | Aerostar 601P |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 61P-0220-026 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 6000 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jul 17 2002 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 115 |
| Airframe Hours | 2430.1 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Aviation Flight Specialists, LLC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 3511 Silverside Road, Suite 105 |
| Aircraft Owner City | Wilmington |
| Aircraft Owner State | DE |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 19810 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Richard A. Fisher |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 12600 Springwood Drive |
| Operator City | Oklahoma City |
| Operator State | OK |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 73120 |
| 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) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | CDI |
| Departure City | Cambridge |
| Departure State | OH |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 2147 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | HSD |
| Destination City | Oklahoma City |
| Destination State | OK |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach - VFR pattern - base leg/base to final |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 29 2003 2:12PM |
| User who most recently changed record | CASH |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 17 |
| Runway Length | 5000 |
| Runway Width | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |