PHILLIPSBURG, PA, USA
N2581S
CESSNA 33TC
THE CESSNA 337 EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGING AND PLT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AN AIRPORT WHILE ENROUTE TO DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 200 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. ON SCENE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND FUEL IN THE AUXILIARY TANKS. WHEN THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE FUEL SELECTORS ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS SELECTING THE AUXILIARY TANK WHEN IN FACT HE WAS SWITCHING FROM ONE MAIN TANK TO ANOTHER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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