ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217757
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| Date: | Friday 11 September 1987 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-FAR |
| MSN: | 28-10210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kulpra Station, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kulpra Station, VIC |
| Underbool, VIC | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The purpose of the flight was to return to Underbool after visiting friends and relatives at Kulpra Station. On departure from Underbool the aircraft carried 136 litres of fuel, 68 litres in each main tank, the tip tanks were empty. The flight to Kulpra was conducted using fuel from the right main tank. The pilot stated that at an altitude of about ten feet after lift-off, the engine failed. The aircraft was landed back on the strip, heavily on the nose wheel, and the nose gear subsequently collapsed. The pilot reported that on inspection the fuel tank selector was positioned to draw fuel from the empty left wingtip tank instead of the left main tank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198702418/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/28040/aair198702418.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2018 08:31 | Pineapple | Added |
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