Cessna 310Q N628AS

Summary

On 18 January 1984 at about 19:28 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N628AS, operated by Corporate Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Casper, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 January 1984 at 19:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Casper, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Natrona County Int'l (CPR)

Coordinates

42.8290, -106.3194

Aircraft

Cessna 310Q

Registration

N628AS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Corporate Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Casper

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84FA071

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED HE WAS TOLD, THE R AUX FUEL PUMP WAS INOP & TO PRIME/START THE R ENG, HE HAD TO POSITION THE R FUEL SELECTOR (SEL) TO X-FEED. ON THE 1ST 2 LEGS OF THE FLT, HE USED THIS PROCEDURE, BUT NOTED THE R FUEL SEL WAS HARD TO MOVE. WHILE STARTING FOR THE 3RD LEG, HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE R FUEL SEL TO X-FEED & GOT A MECHANIC TO MANUALLY REPOSITION THE SEL IN THE WING. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPAIRING THE ACFT BEFORE FLT. HOWEVER, THE PLT ELECTED TO LEAVE THE R SEL IN X-FEED & CONTINUE. IN FLT, BOTH ENGS USED FUEL FROM THE LEFT SIDE. DURING DESCENT, BOTH ENGS LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON UNEVEN TERRAIN & THE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER X-ING A DEPRESSION. AN EXAM REVEALED THE L MAIN & AUX TANKS WERE AT OR NEAR EMPTY, THE NACELLE & R AUX TANKS WERE FULL & THE R MAIN TANK WAS RUPTURED. THE PLT WAS UNAWARE THAT HE COULD HAVE X-FED FUEL FROM THE R TANKS TO THE L ENG. FUEL FROM THE NACELLE TANK MUST BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MAIN TANK TO BE USED. UNUSED FUEL/VAPOR FROM THE ENGS ARE ROUTED TO THE RESPECTIVE MAIN TANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.