ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295115
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| Date: | Saturday 11 October 2003 |
| Time: | 07:35 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N331DM |
| MSN: | 5305 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 582 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Teresa, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Santa Teresa, NM (5T6) |
| Santa Teresa, NM (5T6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the instructor, he was giving instruction to the private pilot who had recently purchased the airplane. They departed with approximately 15 gallons of fuel. After completing four touch-and-go landings, they departed the pattern to do some air work, which included steep turns and a stall. At 3,500 feet agl, approximately 3 to 4 miles north of the airport, the engine lost all power. The instructor stated that he was unable to reach the airport using "best glide." The instructor made a forced landing in a field approximately 1/2 mile east-northeast of the approach end of runway 28. When the airplane impacted the ground, both the left and right main landing gear assemblies collapsed, the upper wing assembly was displaced aft, and the lower left wing, left horizontal stabilizer, and elevator were buckled. An examination of the airplane revealed 4 inches of fuel in the airplane's main fuel tank and no fuel in the wing tank. No other anomalies were found.
Probable Cause: the instructor's improper in-flight planning/decision making and fuel mismanagement which resulted in fuel starvation/exhaustion, the loss of engine power and the subsequent forced landing. Contributing factors include the instructor's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN04LA007
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| 12-Oct-2022 18:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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