Originally Posted by
Chris Scott
Good point, A Squared.
Do they predate the CV-340? Presumably not. Is the aircraft only refuelled over-wing, or does it have a refuelling gallery for pressure refuelling?
I still don't understand, however, why we are discussing a possible refuelling error in this case.
Unfortunately, Jet / AvGas fuelling errors have been happening since the dawn of the jet age, and many accidents have happened as a result over the years. There have been measures put in place to minimize risk, but it's still there....and an awful lot of the fuellers don't know one airplane or fuel type from another.
Here are two reports (of much smaller aircraft) misfuelled in Canada in just the last few years:
Aviation Investigation Report A15C0134 - Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Transportation Safety Board of Canada - Aviation Investigation Report A11Q0036
With large piston aircraft as rare as they are becoming, the risk of a fueller that has never encountered the type thinking Jet A is required is fairly high. Now, that should be addressed by ordering the correct fuel, placards, hoover rings, vigilant crew, fuel sampling, checking fuel slip, etc. But misfuelling does still happen, and not as infrequently as one might hope.
This may very well not have had any part in this accident at all, until additional information is released, it remains a real possibility.