TITUSVILLE, FL, USA
N29HH
CESSNA T310R
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE AT 9,000 FT, APRX 8 MILES NORTH OF TICO ARPT, HE LOST FUEL PRESSURE IN HIS LEFT ENG AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENG AND FIND THE ARPT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT LANDED ABOUT 150 FT SHORT AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE LEFT ENG WAS RUN AT 1500 RPM FOR APRX 2 MINUTES DURING POST ACCIDENT TESTS. FUEL FLOW, MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND TACHOMETER WORKED NORMALLY, NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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