ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299207
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 2000 |
| Time: | 11:16 LT |
| Type: |  Rand Robinson KR-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N73BP |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 500 hours |
| Engine model: | Revmaster VW CONVERSION |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | TONOPAH, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | WHITEMAN , CA |
| STELLER AIRPARK, AZ (P19 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a forced landing in the median of an interstate highway, the airplane collided with trees. According to the pilot, past the halfway portion of his flight, he noticed the fuel gauge was reading too low. He decided to land at the next closest airport to troubleshoot the problem. Before he could reach the airport, the engine lost power. The pilot reported that the POSA fuel-metering device had a main fuel flow that is metered by a needle with a flat milled area along the length of it. The needle slides in and out of a tube, which changes the area through which the fuel feeds. During the mid portion of the flight, the needle rotated slowly resulting in a rich mixture. This increased the fuel consumption rate until the fuel tank was emptied. The pilot stated he inspected the POSA the day after the accident and confirmed that the needle had rotated 90 degrees from the original setting to a position where the airflow was creating a siphon effect.
Probable Cause: The fuel control metering unit becoming disengaged and the inadvertent use of the fuel supply during flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA139
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 03:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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