ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299150
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| Date: | Friday 7 April 2000 |
| Time: | 09:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172E |
| Owner/operator: | Gartside Liam |
| Registration: | N5682T |
| MSN: | 17251582 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5135 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | LUBBOCK, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | ENNIS , TX (F41) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a daytime IFR cross-country flight in visual meteorological conditions, the approach controller at the destination airport cleared the airplane for a straight-in-approach to the runway. Subsequently, the pilot reported a loss of engine power and a forced landing. During the landing roll in a field, the nose gear collapsed in the soft dirt, and the airplane nosed over to the inverted position. The pilot reported that each time he moved the fuel selector from the 'BOTH' to the 'LEFT' position, the engine lost power. An FAA inspector interviewed the pilot and reported that 'it appeared the pilot may not have moved the selector completely to the detent for the left fuel tank. Operation of the CE-172-E with the fuel selector between detents may cause reduced fuel flow or completely stop fuel flow to the engine.' According to the inspector, during a ground/flight checkout in the airplane two days before the accident, the flight instructor 'did not cover the operation of the fuel selector in great detail because [the pilot] held a commercial pilot license.' The inspector examined the airplane and found fuel in the aircraft fuel tanks and no mechanical discrepancies with the fuel selector valve.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector which resulted in fuel starvation. Factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the fuel system due to an inadequate checkout by a flight instructor, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA119
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 03:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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