ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226648
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| Date: | Friday 28 June 2019 |
| Time: | 04:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5256Q |
| MSN: | 15073156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4631 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Douglas County near Omaha-Millard Airport (KMLE), NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marshall Municipal Airport-Ryan Field, MN (MML/KMML) |
| Omaha-Millard Airport, NE (KMLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was on final approach to land after a 3-hour flight when the airplane's engine would not respond to throttle inputs then lost power. He attempted to restart the engine; however, he could not restore engine power. The pilot executed a forced landing to a road and the airplane's right wing struck a fence, resulting in substantial damage.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that 2.5 to 3 gallons of fuel remained in the left fuel tank and the right tank was compromised during the accident. No anomalies were found with the airplane, engine, or fuel system that would have precluded normal operation.
The cruise performance chart for the accident airplane model indicated that for a flight at 2,500 ft mean sea level, at 77% engine power should yield 3.9 hours of endurance. The pilot stated that he had topped off the fuel tanks at his departure airport and had flown about 3 hours at the time of the accident; however the airplane's power setting and any potential headwinds are unknown.
Based on the available information, it is likely that, with the low fuel level, when the pilot lowered the nose of the airplane during the approach, the fuel became unported and the engine lost power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5256Q
NTSB CEN19LA186
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2019 14:04 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Jun-2019 19:02 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Mar-2021 12:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 27-Mar-2021 14:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Category, Accident report] |
| 27-Mar-2021 15:26 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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