ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358606
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| Date: | Saturday 22 July 1995 |
| Time: | 16:38 LT |
| Type: | Wheeler FISHER CLASSIC |
| Owner/operator: | Glen Horne |
| Registration: | N942RW |
| MSN: | CO32 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 96 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marietta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cartersville, GA |
| (KRYY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING TURNED FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE LEG, WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM A TOWER CONTROLLER, THE AIRPLANE TURNED TOWARD THE RUNWAY AND APPEARED TO STALL. IT THEN ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT, DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES, AND CRASHED. THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE FIVE GALLONS OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK BEFORE DEPARTURE. THE PASSENGER SAID THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR SHOWED ONE GALLON OF FUEL AS THE AIRPLANE ENTERED THE LANDING PATTERN. THERE WAS NO ODOR OF FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AND THE FUEL TANK WAS TORN LOOSE FROM THE AIRPLANE DURING IMPACT.
Probable Cause: improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power; and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, while turning to make a forced landing, which resulted in a stall and impact with the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA141
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 16:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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