ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238276
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| Date: | Saturday 18 July 2020 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 Caribbean |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4816A |
| MSN: | 22-3969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miami Township, Loveland, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wadsworth, OH (3G3) |
| Cincinnati Municipal Airport, OH (LUK/KLUK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before the pilot's departure on a cross-country flight, he added 7.5 gallons of fuel to each wing fuel tank. The pilot reported that before adding fuel, both fuel gauges read ¼ tank. About an hour and half after departure, the engine lost power, had a momentary gain of power, and then lost power again. The pilot selected a road for a forced landing. During the landing, the airplane impacted several mailboxes and a light pole before coming to stop in a residential yard
Examination of the airplane found substantial damage to the left wing, damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator, and right-side engine cowling. The right-wing fuel tank was then drained and about 5.5 gallons of fuel was recovered, the left-wing fuel tank did not contain any useable fuel. The left fuel gauge read about ¼ and the right fuel gauge read zero. The examination did not confirm the accuracy of the gauges or if the wires were swapped from the left and right fuel tanks. Fuel was added to right wing fuel tank, and the engine started. The engine was operated from idle, to a high power setting, with no abnormalities noted.
The pilot reported on the NTSB Form 6120.1, that he thought the reason for the engine failure was due to fuel exhaustion.
With fuel remaining in the right-wing fuel tank, the loss of engine power is consistent with fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4816A
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/11889472-822ec076518ab6388ec42c83e906f3a0e19b62ff/aircrafttype/PA22
NTSB CEN20LA290
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2020 23:47 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Jul-2020 00:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2020 19:24 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 02-Sep-2020 13:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2021 20:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 25-Mar-2021 20:34 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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