ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226682
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| Date: | Saturday 29 June 2019 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Claene Corp |
| Registration: | N8294P |
| MSN: | 24-3547 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5249 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQKKBQK), Brunswick, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Downers Grove, IL (LL22) |
| Brunswick-Malcolm McKinnon Airport, GA (SSI/KSSI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the flight, he forgot to lean the fuel mixture, which led to the airplane burning about 20 gallons per hour (gph) rather than the 15 gph he had used during his flight planning. The pilot decided to land and refuel at the next airport, but the engine lost power. He tried to restart the engine to no avail and then landed in a marsh with the landing gear retracted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly lean the fuel mixture in flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a subsequent total loss of engine power, and a forced landing with the landing gear retracted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 1964 | N8294P | Non commercial | 0 | Blackstone, Virginia | |
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2019 21:37 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Jun-2019 21:46 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2019 21:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2020 07:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 19-Apr-2020 08:05 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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