ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229870
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| Date: | Thursday 10 October 2019 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | GC Aviation Services-1 LLC |
| Registration: | N8078X |
| MSN: | 28-8090075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 miles off Dayton Wright Brothers Airport (KMGY), OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Okeechobee County Airport, FL (OBE/KOBE) |
| Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, OH (MGY/KMGY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that she was working toward a commercial certificate with a safety pilot onboard. During the final approach, the airplane's altitude was low, and she added power by moving the throttle but "nothing happened." The safety pilot took the controls and made a forced landing on a highway. During the landing, the airplane struck a vehicle. Both pilots reported that they were not sure why the engine lost power. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who conducted a postaccident examination of the airplane reported that the fuel tank selector was positioned to the left tank. The fuel pump and carburetor float bowl each had less than an ounce of fuel. The left wing tank did not contain any usable fuel, and no sign of fuel was found on the ground postimpact. The right tank contained about 12 gallons of fuel.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing, during which the airplane struck a vehicle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8078X
NTSB GAA20CA017
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Media:
A small plane crash-landed at a busy residential intersection and rear-ended a car in Montgomery County. https://t.co/Vj2AfMTbnB pic.twitter.com/2UTEyAsEKj
— WCPO (@WCPO) October 10, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2019 22:57 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 10-Oct-2019 22:58 | Captain Adam | Updated [Date] |
| 10-Oct-2019 23:50 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 11-Oct-2019 06:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2019 13:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 20:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2021 20:59 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
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