ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295470
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| Date: | Thursday 24 July 2003 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: | Glasair TD |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N22VB |
| MSN: | 1050 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | London, Kentucky -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | London-Corbin Airport, KY (LOZ/KLOZ) |
| London-Corbin Airport, KY (LOZ/KLOZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed runway 24 in an amateur built airplane, and circled the airport once. He then made an approach to runway 24, but was too high. The wind was calm, and the pilot decided to enter a downwind leg for runway 06. While on the downwind leg, the engine sputtered and quit. The pilot established a glide and turned toward runway 06, but the airplane impacted a berm about 75 feet prior to the runway. The airplane was not equipped with a main fuel tank flapper valve, which was designed to prevent unporting of fuel in the main tank. Therefore, the kit manufacturer had placed a warning in the builder manual that stated do not land or takeoff with less than 10 gallons of fuel. The notice was not in the pilot's flight manual, and he overlooked it prior to the accident flight. The pilot estimated that he had 8-10 gallons of fuel on the airplane when the engine lost all power. The pilot believed that the unporting caused the engine failure, and that the airplane did not experience any pre-impact mechanical malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to follow published procedures, which resulted in fuel starvation during approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03LA165
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 08:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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