ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287327
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| Date: | Saturday 6 October 2012 |
| Time: | 16:38 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Yialamas Constantine G |
| Registration: | N44595 |
| MSN: | 28-7425430 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11627 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beltzville, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA (ABE/KABE) |
| Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA (ABE/KABE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor completed a preflight inspection and noted that each wing fuel tank contained about 18 gallons of fuel before departing on the local instructional flight. At the conclusion of the flight, while returning to the departure airport, the engine experienced a total loss of power. The flight instructor stated that he maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing to a field while conducting the emergency landing checklist; however, he said that he did not change the fuel tank selector position. The airplane touched down in the field and impacted a row of trees, resulting in substantial damage to both wings. During postaccident examination, about 18 gallons of fuel was observed in the left wing tank, and about 8 ounces of fuel was drained from the right wing tank. A fuel line was plumbed to the engine, and the engine started and ran through all power settings with no anomalies observed.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA13CA011
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 09:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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