ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297526
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| Date: | Friday 8 March 2002 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Us Department Of Agriculture |
| Registration: | N742 |
| MSN: | 18-8146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17219 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C4P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | WINNEMUCCA, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Winnemucca Airport, NV (WMC/KWMC) |
| Winnemucca Airport, NV (WMC/KWMC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot made an emergency landing in an open field and came to rest inverted after the engine quit while on short final for landing. On the landing rollout from a forced landing, on uneven, highly vegetated terrain, the airplane went up on its nose and then came to rest inverted. The purpose of the flight was animal control. The airplane had been refueled with 36 gallons that morning, and flew for 5.5 hours prior to the accident. The accident occurred while the airplane was attempting to enter the traffic pattern for landing at the airport. The engine started to run rough and then quit. The pilot searched for a place to land and the engine caught, so he continued to fly towards the airport. The engine quit again, and the pilot chose a spot straight ahead. On the landing rollout the left main landing gear contacted brush and the top of a dune, collapsing the left main landing gear. Fuel burn at 75 percent power is 9.7 gph. The engine was visually inspected and an engine run was conducted with no mechanical anomalies noted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations that lead to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX02TA105
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 19:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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