ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354120
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| Date: | Thursday 16 July 1998 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Ventures |
| Registration: | N2953Y |
| MSN: | 28-7990584 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1852 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springfield, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Austin, TX (3R3) |
| Springfield, MO (3DW | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that while he was in contact with approach control, the engine quit suddenly, he switched tanks, and the engine restarted without hesitation. The pilot notified approach control of his fuel situation and approach control communicated to the pilot that he was flying directly over the airport. The pilot stated that he still did not have visual contact with the airport. The engine quit, for the second time, and the pilot executed a forced landing into a field. The pilot stated that he used 3 notches of flaps, tried to keep the wings level, and was aware of some trees that were at the beginning of the field he had selected. The aircraft came to rest on some railroad tracks. Post accident investigation showed that the pilot had been flying for at least 4 hours and 4 minutes at the time of the first engine failure. The fuel tanks were drained, with 1.5 pints of fuel being drained from each wing tank. There was no evidence of a fuel spill at the accident site and the fuel tanks were not compromised during the forced landing. There were no other anomalies found with the aircraft, flight controls, or engine.
Probable Cause: the pilot in command's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and inaccurate fuel consumption calculations that caused the aircraft's fuel supply to be exceeded. Factors to the accident were the dark light condition and the rough/uneven terrain condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA258
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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