ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352487
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| Date: | Saturday 2 October 1999 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: | Glasair FT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N711FZ |
| MSN: | 799 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio Linda, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (Q94) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had recently finished building the airplane, and it had accrued 16 hours of total time. The pilot said that at one time he had the fuel selector positions placarded but the placards fell off and he never bothered to replace them. While on an extended downwind for landing, the engine stopped running and he landed short of the runway, colliding with a ditch and nosing over. The pilot stated he had just finished switching fuel tank positions when the engine quit running. The engine was successfully run three times during the postaccident investigation. The pilot later said that he thought he had not had the fuel selector properly indexed during the accident flight. Postaccident examination of the fuel selector indicated that the shaft had an improper alignment, which induced excess play in the handle.
Probable Cause: Fuel starvation due to the owner/builder's improper installation of the fuel selector valve, and, his failure to placard the operating positions of the valve handle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA002
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 16:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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