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Small plane crashes into tree at Union County Airport; pilot hurt, expected to be OK
by WSYX Staff
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WSYX) — A small plane crashed into
a tree near the Union County Airport on Wednesday morning, prompting a response from the Union County Sheriff’s Office and federal investigators.
Deputies were at the airport working to determine what happened. The Union County Sheriff’s Office said the pilot was taken to Marysville Hospital with minor injuries and is expected to be OK.
The FAA arrived at the scene to investigate what caused the crash. The sheriff’s office said information about the crash will be limited until the FAA finishes its investigation.
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NTSB: Cessna 421 Went Down After Fueling With Jet-A Instead Of 100LL
Probable Cause Was Misfueling Of The Airplane By The Refueler
The National Transportation Safety Board has identified misfueling as the cause of a Cessna 421 C accident August 21 near Fulton, Ky., that injured four people.
The pilot reported that, after takeoff while climbing to
altitude, the #1 cylinder on the right engine was running hot. He leveled the airplane at 5,000 mean sea level (msl), but the cylinder continued to run hot, so he elected to feather the propeller and shut down the engine, the NTSB report says.
As he attempted to navigate to an airport, he noticed that the other engine was beginning to deteriorate and he was no longer able to maintain altitude. He attempted to increase power on the remaining engine but about 2 miles from the airport he performed a forced landing to a cornfield.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right engine mount, fuselage, and empennage as a result. A first responder on scene sampled fuel from one of the airplane’s fuel tanks with a paper towel and reported that the fuel did not have any color to it. She also reported that the fuel smelled like diesel fuel.
“A postaccident interview with the fueler at the departure airport confirmed that he had topped off the airplane with “pre-mixed Jet-A.” The airport manager at the Blytheville, Ark. departure airport confirmed that the fueler used Jet-A fuel when filling the airplane. A fuel receipt was provided by the airport manager, and was signed by the pilot, that showed the airplane had been fueled with 145 gallons of Jet-A.
In an interview with the pilot, he reported that he did not specifically tell the fueler that he wanted 100LL in the airplane. He also stated that he did read the fuel receipt after fueling and that they “wanted to get home” so they “got in the airplane and left.” The pilot did not inspect or sample fuel from the airplane’s tanks after the fuel was added.
Photo credit Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
39 Years ago today: On 15 October 1987 ATI flight 460, an ATR 42-300, crashed near Conca di Crezzo, Italy, following a loss of control in icing conditions, killing all 37 occupants.
| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1987 |
| Time: | 19:28 |
| Type: | ATR 42-312 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Trasporti Italiani - ATI |
| Registration: | I-ATRH |
| MSN: | 046 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Conca di Crezzo - Italy |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Milano-Linate Airport (LIN/LIML) |
| Destination airport: | Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN/EDDK) |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:
ATI flight 460, an ATR 42-300, crashed near Conca di Crezzo, Italy, following a loss of control in icing conditions, killing all 37 occupants.
The aircraft took off from Milan-Linate (LIN) for a flight to Köln (CGN). Icing conditions existed. Fifteen minutes after takeoff, while climbing through FL147 in IAS hold mode (constant speed set at 133 kts) the aircraft rolled left and right. The plane rolled 41 degrees right, 100 degrees left, 105 degrees right and 135 degrees left. During pull up three anomalous pitch trim movements set the elevator to pitch down, preventing recovery. The ATR crashed nose down into a 700 m high mountain following an uncontrolled descent.
