Cessna T337G accident near Windsor Twnship, PA
On August 9, 1998, a Cessna T337G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Windsor Twnship, PA. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 9, 1998
- Place
- Windsor Twnship, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T337G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.001°N, 76.769°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10878
NTSB summary
On August 9, 1998, about 1338 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna T337G, N8CX, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced landing near Windsor Township, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot/owner and three passengers received serious injuries, and a fourth passenger received minor injury. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from the Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, about 1050, and was destined for the Lancaster Airport (LNS), Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The pilot stated that he was north of Lancaster at an altitude of 8,500 feet, when he requested an IFR clearance to descend below the cloud cover. Once the clearance was received for the descent, he extended the landing gear. While descending through 4,000 feet, the front engine lost power, and within 30 seconds, the rear engine lost power. He recalled that he saw 100 pounds of fuel indicating on both fuel gauges. He stated that he did not raise the landing gear, and because neither of his engines had unfeathering devices, he did not feather either engine. The pilot stated that the controller vectored him to an airport 6 miles away, but when he realized that he was unable to reach it, he executed a forced landing into a cornfield. He further stated that about 10 feet above the field, the right wing dropped, and the airplane impacted the ground in a right wing down, nose down attitude. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Adminis
Probable cause
The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
