ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284733
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 June 2007 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: | Cessna TU206G |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Coast Aerial Mapping |
| Registration: | N4803U |
| MSN: | U20605109 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12695 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental TSIO-520 M10B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, LA (BTR/KBTR) |
| Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, LA (BTR/KBTR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane lost engine lost power while on final approach after the pilot selected an empty fuel cell during the landing check. The pilot reported that he completed the landing checklist and was cleared to land on Runway 31. While approximately 5 miles out on final approach, the pilot was instructed by approach control to fly a heading of 280-degrees for a right base for Runway 04R. The pilot reported that as he performed his GUMPS check (gas, undercarriage, mixture, propeller, and switches), he moved the fuel selector from the left tank to the right tank. The pilot added that at this point, the engine started losing power. The pilot then moved the fuel selector back to the left side to no avail. The pilot declared an emergency and informed the control tower that he would be landing at a nearby football field. About 500 feet short of the intended landing site, the airplane's right wing clipped a tree. The airplane then came to rest in a residential area, with the right wing on top of a house and the left wing on an automobile approximately 2 nautical miles short of the destination airport. The wings and fuselage sustained structural damage. The engine and propeller were also damaged. The FAA inspector, who responded to the site, found that the airplane's fuel selector was not in the left indent position. Five gallons of fuel was drained out of the left fuel tank.
Probable Cause: Fuel starvation as result of the pilot's failure to properly position the fuel selector. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW07CA142
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 06:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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