ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301243
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 November 2022 |
| Time: | 14:53 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N24227 |
| MSN: | 31504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 377 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N of Kahlotus, Franklin County, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | S61, ID (S61) |
| Eltopia, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, his mechanic had just completed an annual inspection on the airplane, and he was flying it home. While en route at 1,000 ft above ground level, the engine experienced a total loss of power. During the forced landing to a road, the airplane stalled about 40 ft above ground level and impacted the ground hard, which resulted in substantial damage to the upper fuselage.
After the accident, the pilot learned that the mechanic had moved the fuel selector from the BOTH position to the LEFT position. The pilot further reported that he did not check the fuel selector position before takeoff.
A postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the fuel selector was in the LEFT tank position. The left fuel tank was nearly empty of fuel, and the right fuel tank was full.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and attributed the power loss to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to check the fuel selector position before takeoff and his improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's loss of airplane control which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA042
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24227
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N24227
Location
Media:
N24227 Kahlotus Washington pic.twitter.com/LhqxpNzx33
— FSX Aviation (@FSXAviation3) November 17, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2022 01:47 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Nov-2022 08:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2022 15:09 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Nov-2022 09:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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