ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133121
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 1995 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58P Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Bhem, Inc. |
| Registration: | N208DK |
| MSN: | TJ-201 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2100 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montrose, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WERE FORECAST FOR BOTH HIS DESTINATION, GUNNISON, CO AND HIS ALTERNATE, MONTROSE, CO. DURING FLIGHT HE DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD WINDS WERE STRONGER THAN FORECAST RESULTING IN INCREASED FUEL USAGE. HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO GUNNISON BASED ON INFLIGHT INFORMATION GIVEN TO HIM THAT VMC PREVAILED. ARRIVING IN GUNNISON, INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) EXISTED, AND THE PILOT MADE AN ILS APPROACH. THE APPROACH WAS MISSED AND HE DIVERTED TO HIS ALTERNATE, MONTROSE. EN ROUTE THE PILOT ADVISED ATC HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. HE CROSSFED THE LEFT ENGINE FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY. THE PILOT MADE AN ILS APPROACH TO MONTROSE. AT DECISION HEIGHT, THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT WAS NOT IN SIGHT. BECAUSE OF THE CRITICAL FUEL STATE, POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SURROUNDING HIGH TERRAIN, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD HE HAD SIGHTED. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN MUD AND NOSED OVER. OCCASIONAL IFR CONDITIONS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION FOR THE ACCIDENT VICINITY WERE FORECAST IN PERTINENT AIRMETS PRIOR TO AND DURING THE FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA128
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 16:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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