ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354144
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| Date: | Monday 13 July 1998 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3770A |
| MSN: | 22-2012 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nehawka, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nebraska City, NE |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that while in cruise flight the engine suffered a loss of power. He said that in response to the loss of power, he tried the carburetor heat, switched the fuel tank selector, and checked the magnetos. He said that when power was not recovered, he switched the fuel selector back to the tank originally selected, and initiated a forced landing in a crop (corn) field. Subsequent to the accident, the fuel selector was found selected to the right fuel tank. There was no leakage from the tank. When the wings were removed to move the airplane, one quart of fuel was removed from the right tank. After the airplane was righted the engine was started and ran with no noted mechanical anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper fuel management and his improper use of the fuel tank selector. Factors were fuel starvation and crops.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA247
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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