Why do they keep going... (Accidents)

[GMAs]

I recieved this on the regular E mail...

Subject:
T337D
Date:
Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:13:25 -0700
From:
"John"





Accident occurred Sunday, September 01, 2002 at Fort Pierce, FL
Aircraft:Cessna T337D, registration: N33N
Injuries: 2 Serious.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On September 1, 2002, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Cessna T337D, N33N, registered to K.R. Aviation Inc., and operated by a private individual as a Title 14 CFR
Part 91 personal flight, made a forced landing in an orange grove in Fort Pierce, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The
commercial-rated pilot received serious injuries, and the commercial-rated passenger received minor injuries. The airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight
departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the same day, about 1200.

The passenger stated that they were en route to Fort Pierce to eat lunch, and when they were about 10 miles south of their destination, the front engine ceased
operating. He said they continued on to their destination, entered the traffic pattern at 1,100 feet, and was No. 3 to land. They flew base to final at 500 feet, and were on
final approach to land on runway 09 when the rear engine ceased operating. At that time the pilot turned to the right, and "crash landed" in the bushes and trees off the
approach end of runway 9 at the St. Lucie County International Airport, Fort Pierce, Florida. During the landing rollout the airplane collided with trees, and came to rest in
a drainage ditch, incurring damage to the wings and fuselage.





So why did they not let the tower know they had a engine out... why didn't they land at the first airport of opertunity...

Ya the skymaster flys good on one engine .. or should I say better than a SBS twin.. but, if you have a engine that quits... and won't restart... your in a world of hurt... and you should not take it lightly... this accident didn't have to happen... if the pIC would have used what he was trained to do... fly, notifiy, commucate and land ....

It doesn't require any paperwork or FAA if you say you would like a immediate landing due to a engine out... being no 3 is not acceptable... your on and streight in... and at 500 ft.. your too low...

In this case if the tower knew that they had a engine out.. and had looked.. knew he was 500 ft and low... then they too are liable for what happened... but, most will not mess around.. you get immediate access to the field... even if its on a different runway than what they are using... and I have seen them land a plane on the taxi way when the other was just too slow in responding to a request to expidte ... so they have their training too.. and know how to get you what you want right now...

Again both comercial pilots are not from this accident report... the brightest light in the harbor... kinda thing... when they bend up a plane and get hurt.. and all for LUNCH... Fly safe... GMAs