ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355536
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| Date: | Saturday 19 July 1997 |
| Time: | 00:10 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C35 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1878D |
| MSN: | D-3149 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5731 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental E-185-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chickasha, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KCHK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had been practicing night landings at the Chickasha Municipal Airport. While in the traffic pattern (for runway 17), the engine lost power, and the pilot initiated a forced landing. During the landing roll, the airplane struck a fence and crossed a ditch, collapsing the nose landing gear. The airplane came to rest inverted approximately one half mile north of runway 17. The pilot reported that he had selected the left fuel tank, and 'thinks the engine quit because there was no fuel left in the left fuel tank.' Examination of the fuel system revealed that there was no fuel in the left main fuel tank and tip tank. The fuel selector was positioned to the left tank, and there was no evidence of fuel spillage from that tank. The right main fuel tank contained fuel; it was leaking fuel from its filler cap. The Pilot's Operating Handbook for the airplane stated in Section IV, Normal Procedures, page 4-10, Before Landing, 'Fuel Selector Valve - SELECT MAIN TANK MORE NEARLY FULL.'
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to follow the checklist, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA272
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 13:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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