Air Flight, Inc.

Operated by Air Flight Inc (per NTSB report)

The failure of the left starter relay, which resulted in a loss of electrical power during the flight and the failure of the T-handle from the cable led to a forced landing with the landing gear retracted.

Operated by AIR FLIGHT (per NTSB report)

The pilot's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion.

Part: SELECTOR VALVE — UNKNOWN (ZONE 100) · airframe 4,982 hrs

ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, CAPTAIN EXPERIENCED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY IN OUR N402PA (CESSNA 402-B) AIRCRAFT ON A PART 135 FLIGHT. CAPTAIN WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE "AUX" TO THE "MAIN" POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION AND FLAMED OUT ON FINAL TO FXE AIRPORT. CAPTAIN ADVISED FXE TOWER OF THE SITUATION. HE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STABILIZED AND PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. OUR GENERAL OPERATIONS MANUAL GIVES THE PIC FINAL AUTHORITY OF THE FLIGHT; IT DOES NOT SPECIFY ANY EVENT THAT REQUIRES A MANDATORY DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT ENDED IN AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING AND TAXI TO CUSTOMS AT FXE. UPON TAXI FROM CUSTOMS TO THE HANGAR, THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR BECAME OPERABLE AGAIN. CAPTAIN DID NOT ADD ANY FUEL AFTER LANDING AND PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AT AIR FLIGHT'S BASE OF OPERATION. TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DRAINED 30 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM EACH MAIN TANK, A SMALL AMOUNT FROM THE LEFT AUX, AND ZERO FUEL FROM THE RIGHT AUX TANK. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. CAPTAINS WB SHEET FOR THE FLIGHT FROM MYAK TO FXE SHOWS A TOTAL FUEL LOAD OF 700LBS, CONSISTENT WITH A PRIOR FULL-FUEL TAKEOFF FOR THE REPOSITION FLIGHT FROM FXE TO MYAK.

Part: LINE — BLEW OUT (ZONE 700) · airframe 19,041 hrs · 1 cycles

LINE ASSY GEAR RETRACTION HOSE P/N 58 0108-1 HAD ITS FLAIR SPLIT UPON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION DEPOSITING ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID OVERBOARD. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED BUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER COMPANY WAS CALLED AND ADVISED OF THE SITUATION, THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE WAS UTILIZED AND THE GEAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY BLOWN DOWN AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO BASE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN FLAIR OF THE LINE ASSY HAD SPLIT. RIGHT ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER (NOT ENOUGH ROOM ABOVE 26693-R. AIR CARRIER (GRAYED OUT ABOVE) AFWA. CYCLES ARE NOT RECIRDED AND ARE REPRESENTED AS 1 SINCE A "0" IS NOT ALLOWED AND ARE NOT ALLOWED. RIGHT ENGINE TOTAL TIME1258 HOURS. RIGHT PROPELLER TOTAL TIME 1009 HOURS.

Part: LINE — BLEW OUT (ZONE 700) · airframe 19,041 hrs · 1 cycles

LINE ASSY GEAR RETRACTION HOSE PN 58 0108-1 HAD ITS FLAIR SPLIT UPON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION ALLOWING THE DEPLETION OF ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID. AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY PROCEDURE WAS USED TO BLOW DOWN THE GEAR AND RETURN FOR REPAIRS.

Part: LINE — BLEW OUT (ZONE 700) · airframe 19,041 hrs

LINE ASSY, GEAR RETRACTION HOSE P/N 58 0108-1 HAD ITS FLAIR SPLIT UPON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION DEPOSITING ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID OVERBOARD. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED BUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER COMPANY WAS CALLED AND ADVISED OF THE SITUATION, THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE WAS UTILIZED, AND THE GEAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY BLOWN DOWN AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO BASE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN FLAIR OF THE LINE ASSY, HAD SPLIT. RIGHT ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER (NOT ENOUGH ROOM ABOVE 26693-R. ------------AIR CARRIER (GRAYED OUT ABOVE) AWFA.---------