Event ATL88LA103

Factual narrative

THE PLT RPTD THAT BOTH ENGINES BEGAN TO SURGE SHORTLY AFTER T/O DURING CLIMB. THE ENGINES SUBSEQUENTLY LOST PWR COMPLETELY, AND THE PLT MADE A FORCED LDG IN TREES. POST-CRASH EXAM REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE IN THE INBD TANK POSITIONS. THE LT INBD TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY W/NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE PRESENT. THE RT INBD TANK WAS DESTROYED. THE LT OTBD TANK WAS ALMOST FULL, WHILE THE DAMAGED RT OTBD TANK WAS PARTIALLY FULL. EXAM OF THE ENGINES SEVERAL DAYS LATER REVEALED ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF FUEL. NO EVIDENCE OF WATER CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE PLT STATED THAT HE TOOKOFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTORS ON THE OTBD TANK POSITIONS AND SWITCHED TO THE INBD POSITIONS AFTER THE ENGINES BEGAN TO SURGE. THE OAT WAS ABOUT 20 DEG F. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12