ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144883
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 2012 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N238RV |
| MSN: | 23880 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 682 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-Exp |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bow, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Burlington, WA (BVS) |
| Bellingham, WA (BLI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot performed two touch-and-go landings then departed to his destination airport. As the airplane climbed through 2,300 feet mean sea level, the pilot heard a loud "clunk." The engine experienced a total loss of power, and the airplane began to descend. The pilot maneuvered the airplane to a field in an effort to perform an off-airport, emergency landing. Prior to touchdown, the landing gear collided with a barbed wire fence and the airplane nosed over.
During the wreckage recovery, the right fuel tank was found empty and the left tank contained about 22 gallons of aviation fuel. The pilot reported that he believed that the fuel selector was positioned on the left tank at the time of the loss of power. He did not attempt to restart the engine following the loss of power due to the airplane's low altitude. At the time of the airframe examination, the fuel selector was found in the off position. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the fuel selector was in fact positioned to the empty fuel tank and the reason for the loss of engine power was due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel supply.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2012 16:51 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Sep-2017 20:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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