ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216876
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| Date: | Saturday 24 January 1987 |
| Time: | 16:24 |
| Type: | Sia Marchetti SF260 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-ARV |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 7km ESE of Yabba North, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | 7km ESE of Yabba North, VIC |
| YBLA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At a height of about 100 feet after takeoff, the engine faltered briefly. It then returned to full power, but the pilot decided to conduct a low level circuit and land in order to investigate the apparent anomaly. On the downwind leg the engine stopped and the pilot was committed to a wheels-up landing in a paddock. Shortly before touchdown engine power was regained and the propeller contacted the ground under almost full power. The pilot later advised that he had inadvertently selected an almost empty fuel tank prior to takeoff. He had not checked the fuel selector when the first loss of power was noticed, because he had been convinced that he had selected the correct tank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198701423/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/27360/aair198701423.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2018 09:15 | Pineapple | Added |
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