ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290492
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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 2014 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: | Pekola James W RIDGE RUNNER III |
| Owner/operator: | Sarvis Thomas Wesley |
| Registration: | N39ZT |
| MSN: | 02030388 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 177 hours |
| Engine model: | Jabiru 2200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Andrews, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Andrews-Western Carolina Regional Airport, NC (KRHP) |
| Andrews-Western Carolina Regional Airport, NC (KRHP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he departed the airport on a local flight in an experimental amateur built category airplane. After reaching about 100 feet above ground level and about 0.5 nautical miles from the departure end of the runway, the engine "sputtered" and subsequently lost power. The pilot attempted a forced landing to a field located directly in front of the airplane. During the landing, the airplane impacted the ground, the main landing gear splayed, and the airplane skidded about 40 feet before coming to rest nose down in a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings. The pilot reported no preexisting mechanical failures or anomalies, but during a postaccident examination of the airplane he discovered that he had failed to open the fuel tank valves prior to the flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to open the fuel tank valves during the preflight examination of the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA14CA349
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 15:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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