ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299331
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 February 2000 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Hansen Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4276E |
| MSN: | 38-78A0522 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4599 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ALMA, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | SAULT STE MARIE, MI (KCIU) |
| (KAMN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane engine lost power and the pilot executed a forced landing. The pilot stated that he had flown the aircraft on the previous day and did not refuel the aircraft prior to the accident flight. The pilot estimated the round trip distance to be about 425 miles, the cruise speed to be 100 miles per hour, and the aircraft fuel consumption to be 7.5 to 8.5 gallons per hour. According to the written statement, 'In calculating his [the pilot's] fuel consumption he [the pilot] determined that he [the pilot] would not have had enough fuel.' The pilot said that he executed the forced landing in a snow-covered field and the airplane nosed over after striking a fence line. He also said that he 'did not plan total fuel for flight and pre flight warm up.' On scene examination of the aircraft revealed no preexisting anomalies with respect to the aircraft, it's engine or systems. No fuel was found in the line from the fuel pump to the carburetor. No fuel was found in any of the fuel tanks and no fuel stains were found on the ground surrounding the aircraft.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculation. Factors were the rough terrain, the fence and the exhaustion of the fuel supply.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA064
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 05:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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