Federal Aviation Administration

Memorandum Date : September 1~ , 2016

To: Aircraft Accident File BHM- ATCT- 0113

?rom : Atlan~a Air Route Traffic Control Center

Subject : INFORMATION: Partial Transcript Aircraft Accide nt , N447SA Tuscaloosa , AL, August 14 , 2016

This transcri p tion covers the Atlanta Air Route Traf:Lc Control Center (ARTCCl R13 R position for the t ime period from August 14 , 2016 , 14 52 UTC , to August 14 , 2016 , 1656 UTC.

Agencies t-Jaking Transmissions

K447SA, ?.:t.31 Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control

Center , Montgomery Sector Birmingham Air Traffic Control Tower

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I certify that t~e :ollowing is a true transcription o f the recorded conversat i ons pertaining to the subject Aircraft Accident involv ing N447SA .

Julie Lueder Qualitv Control Prog ram Analys t Atlanta ARTCC

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a tlanta center :our :our seven sierra alpha one t wo thousand

november four four seven sierra alpha atlanta center roger montgomery ·( all montgomery altimeter three zero one two

three zero one t wo

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atlanta :ou~ :ou~ seve~ sierra alpha

and uh november four fou r seven s i e ~ ra alpha go ahead

uh up ahead about ten miles i might do some small deviat ing (uni ntel ligible )

november four four seven ah sie~~a alpha deviation left and right when able direct to ox fo ~d

roger tha~ we should get back on course

seven sier~a alpha ' s direct ox fo r d

ah november seven sicr~a a lpha thank you

atlanta center seven sie rra alpha i may need to ~ake an a · (land) a landing i ' m losing my fue l pump

seven s i erra a lpha can you make it to tuscaloosa

uh yeah i should be able to make it to tuscaloosa

seven s ie~ra alpha clca ~ed to tango cha~lie lima via di~ect descend a~d mainLain six thousand

novembe~ four :our seven sie~~a alpha clea r ed d i rect to tuscaloosa airpo ~ t tango charlie lima ~ainta i n ah s ix thousand

i ' m cleared direct tuscaloosa

o kay seven sierra alpha i got you t ha t time ah tuscaloosa ah ~aintain six thousand is there anything else you need

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not right now but ah i ' m working on it i ' m jusL trying to get her t.rimmed up bu t i just got. a lot o[ manifold p:: essu re loss

seven sierra alpha roger and i also i do have an airpo~t over at you:: three o ' clock about eight miles ah then tuscaloosa is dead ahead at ah twe~ty miles

nah tusca l oosa ' s pe r fect

okay tha nks that ' s good

~ovember :our fou r seve~ sierra alpha urn if if you can make it to tuscaloosa that ' s great ah i ' m gonna put you on birmingham approach ' s frequency and let them handle you ah handle you all the way into the airport is there anything else that you might need from me

no i don ' t believe so i can go to birmingham we ' re pret t y stable here i ' m just taking it slow

okay yeah a nice slow descent ' s approved whatever you need ah · (co~) seven sierra alpha contact birmingham approach one two zero poi~t one :ive one t wo ze ::o decimal o~e five and ah we ' ll Lalk to you later

r oger that one two zero one five fo r birmingham seven sierra alpha

maxwell bi::mingham seve~ ~ine six birmingham

maxv:el l

hey do you know did you get how many souls were on board for seven sierra alpha

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i did not:

you d id noc alright thank you

maxwell birmingham seven ninety six

ma xwel l - - - maxwe ll go ahead

hey that ah nove mbe r fou r fou r seven s i erra alpha

yes

do you guys know where he departed and where he wa s intending to land

ah i ' ll have to look ic up :or you we 'l l get we ' ll get that info rmation co you

a l right

probably just ah call sup to sup a nd let them work it out

that yeah that sounds great just so y ' all ~now he didn ' t ma ke jt

(unintel ligible) okay t~anks

yep

alright so he he was not going to tuscaloosa or i g inally wa s he not no he was goi ng somewhere else o kay so we may hey ah eric they wan t to k~ow his ah i don ' t know why they don ' t they want to know his original des tinat i on we ll now he just timed o ut of the he just timed out yeah(unintelligib1eJ i ' m gonna t ry to do (unintell i g ible ) o kay

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okay

he was originally destined [or ah ox ~ord mississi pp1 that ' s a~ ~~i:orm oscar x ray

okay and ~issi~~ee ' s ah india sierra mike

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· This portion of the copy o: the recordina is not entirely clea::- , b~t thi s rep resents the best interp retation possible ~nder the circumstances .

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Federal Aviation Administration

Memorandum Date : September 12, 2016

To : Aircra ft Accide nt File BH~-ATCT- 0 11 3

From: Atlanta Air rtoute Tra: ric Control Center

Subject : INFORMATION: ?artial Transcript Aircra ft Accident , N~~ 7SA

Tuscaloosa , AL, August lt; , 2016

This t ranscript ion covers the Atlanta Air Route Traf:ic Control Ce nter (ARTCC ) D13 D pos itio n for the t ime per i od from August 1~ , 2016 , 1530 UTC, to Augu st 1~ , 2016 , 1634 UTC .

Agencies t·laking Transmiss i ons

At lanta Air ~oute Tra:fic Control Center , 1·lonLgowery Sector

Nt1'i7S.l\ , Pi\31 Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control

Center , ~ontgome ry Sector Radar Associate

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Birmingham AJr Traffic Contro l Tower BHM

I ce r t i!y tha: the foll owing is a true transcription o~ the recorded conversations pertaining to the subject Ai rcraft Accident involv ing N'l4 7SA .

Julie Leeder Qualit.y Cont r ol Program Analyst A:.. l an t a l1RTCC

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i got you that time ah tuscaloosa ah maintain six t housand is there a~ything else you need at this :ime

not right now be: ah i ' m wo rking on it i ' m just tryi~g Lo geL her ~~i~mec up bu~ i ~us~ got a lot of manifold pressu re loss

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seven sierra alpha roge r and i also i do have an airpcr: over at your three o ' clock about eight ~iles ah then tuscaloosa i s dead ahead at ah twenty miles

nah tuscaloosa ' s perfect

o kay tha~ks ~ha~ · s good

satellite thirty [our line maxwell

birmingham

t~is is ma x~c 11 you got a seco~d

four four seven sierra a l pha just lost his fuel pump he has ~ot declared an emergency he said he is working some mechanical ah :ucl issues he thinks tuscaloosa airport is just ~ine over another airport ah just to let you kno~ that ' s ~hat ' s going on with him he ' s working the iss~e and he ' s your con~rol on wha tever you need

o kay thank you vc~y much did he say it was the fuel pump

he lost. ~is :'..lel pump yes

okay thank you

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november :our (our seven sierra alpha um i: if you can make it to tuscaloosa that ' s great ah i ' m gonna put you on birmingha~ approach ' s ~requency and let them ha~dle you ah handle you all the way into the airport is there anything else that you migh t need from me

no don ' t believe so i can go to birmingham we ' re pretty

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stable here i ' m just ta~i~g it slow

okay yeah a nice slow descent ' s approved wha tever you need ah ·( con) seven sierra alpha contac t birmi~gham approach one t wo zero poinL one f i ve one t wo zero decimal one five

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hey ah can you let me know when seven sierra alpha lands there at tuscaloosa

yes i ;-: ill

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· This portio~ of the copy o : the reco rding is ~ot enti re ly clear , but tn1s represents the best interpretation possible under the circumstances .

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Federal Aviation Administration

Memorandum DaLe : August 19, 2016

To : Aircraft Accident ~ile BHM- ATCT- 0113

From : Birmingham Airport Traffic Control Tower

Subject : INFORMATION: Partial Transcript Ai rcraft Accident , N447SA Tuscaloosa , AL , August lt. , 2016

This transcription covers che 3irmingham Airport Tra~~ic Control Tower (ATCT J SR AP position for t~e time period :rom August 1~ . 2016, 1531 UTC , to August l tl , 2016 , 1656 UTC .

Agencies Eaking 7::ansm~ssions

Atlanta Air ~o~te Tra::ic Control Center , Max~ell Sector

Birmingham Approach Control , South Radar

N447SA , PA31 Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control

Center , Unknm·m Tuscaloosa Federal Contract Tower , TCL Birmingham Approach Control , Departure

Radar

Abbreviations

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SR

N447SA ZTL UNi<

TCL DR

I certify that the following is a true transcription of the r ecorded conversations pertaining to the subject Aircraft Accident involving N447SA .

;o!i chael Grosse Support Specialist Birmingham Air Traf!ic Control 7ower

1531 ( 1532- 1600) 1601 160! : 5t. ZTL MXF satellite thirty !o~r line maxwell

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ZTL MXF this is ma xwell you got a second

SR yes

ZTL MXF four four seven sierra alpha just lost his fuel pump he has not declared an emergency he said he ' s working mechanical uh fuel issues he thinks tuscaloosa airport is just fine over another airport um just let you know that ' s what ' s going on with him he ' s working the issue and he ' s your control on whatever you need

SR okay than k you ve r y much you said it Has the fuel purn9

ZTL MXF he lost his fuel pump yes

SR okay thank you

ZTL 1~X F r d

SR k b

ZTL MXF birmingham ninety six

SR birmingham

ZTL MXF hey uh can you let me know when seven sierra alpha lands at tuscaloosa

SR yes i will

ZTL MXF thanks r d

SR k b

N4~7SA bi:::mingham approach this is four four seven sierra alpha i ' m at one zero thousa nd descending i nto tuscaloosa got a right fuel pump out

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SR november four four seven sierra alpha birmingham approach say your approach request: ac tuscaloosa birmingham altimeter t hree zero one four

N44 7SA three zero one four and i ' l l le t you know i ' m just descending slowl y right now direct tuscaloosa

SR november four four sierra correction four four seven · sierra alpha descend and ma intain fou r t housand and advise if you need any assistance

N44 7SA four thousand and as long as i ca n take it slow we ' ll be fine

SR r oger

SR b i rmi ngham

ZT L UNK just 1·1ant to ve rify you ' re combined up for seven sierra al pha on t he poi nt ou t to the south

SR yes yes

ZTL UNK thanks (unin telligible) y

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SR november s eve n sierra alpha descend and maintain t Ho thousand three hundred we just tal ked to t he tower and they said a s long as you can get below t HO thousa nd fi ve hundred you should be able to get the visual

N447SA roge r that i ' m going to t HO thousa nd th r ee hund r ed a nd i may be

SR november seve n sierra alpha ve r i fy tHO thousand three hundred

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two thousand three hundred

(uni ntelligible) approach tuscaloosa i may be (uni ntelligible) dange r because urn i can ' t believe it but maybe (unintelligible)

november seven sierra alpha say again

i may be losing both engines here (unintelligible)

i ' m not losing both engines but i lost both fue l pumps

november seven sierra alpha roger that um the tuscaloosa airport now about twelve o ' clock and about one three miles urn any runway you want you can have urn novembe r seven sier r a alpha

is there anything else closer

seven sierra alpha that is the closest airport uh in the vicinity of you the ne xt closest course would be behind you at bibb county

okay i ' m gon na do my best

(un i ntelligibl e) roger that

i have no po~o1er

novembe r seven sierra alpha in uh descend and maintain two thousand three hundred your right lined up for uh runway three zero at tuscaloosa right now if you just keep it steady uh it ' s about twelve o ' clock and about six miles or seven miles now

okay i don ' t know if i ' m gonna make it

i ' m losing lots of altitude quic kly

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what ' s the ceiling here

the ceiling in the area is t~o thousand five hundred

november four four seven sierra alpha tuscaloosa airport now twelve o ' clock and about five mi les and i see you out of four thousand one hundred correct

yeah i just don ' t know if i ' m gonna make i t

seven sierra alpha you just hold it up um it ' s it ' s twelve o ' clock you ' re lined up for runway three zero as soon as you get out of that uh ceiling you should get it i n sight

i know i just don ' t know if i can make it that many miles on this speed and this altitude drop

i don ' t know if we can make it on this altitude drop

novembe r seven sierra alpha roger just try as best you can pl ease just keep it level

keeping it level

seven sierra alpha also runway sorry highway twenty fifty ni ne is on your right and left side right now if uh you need it

i don ' t know with this ceiling

i got you on final now

november seven sierra alpha ru01·1ay three zero cleared to land runway runway three ze r o

november seven sierra alpha you copy

i ' ve got him in sight looks like he ' s got the altitude to

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make it

SR roger that we ' re hoping thank you

s~ seven s ierra alpha keep you r gear do~n

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DR he doesn ' t want to put it down he ' s af r aid it ' s gonna slow him dovm

short final now

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ZTL MXF yeah november fou r four seve n s i e rra alpha his o riginal departure ai r por t 1-1as kissimmee florida

SR kissimmee

ZTL MXF yeah and he was o r iginally destined fo r ah ox fo rd mississippi that ' s uniform o sca r xray

SR okay ki ssimmee ' s india sie rra mike

ZTL MXF t ha t ' s correct

SR alright thanks

ZTL MXF than ks

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