ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363649
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1992 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Signs, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3841Z |
| MSN: | 18-7595 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5618 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Soccastee, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Conway, SC (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A BANNER TOW FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ALTERNATELY SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. AS HE DEPARTED THE OPERATING AREA TO RETURN TO BASE, THE ENGINE QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE INTO A FIELD WHERE THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT HE WENT TO THE ACCIDENT SITE & FOUND NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK. THE RIGHT TANK WAS NEARLY FULL, HE SAID. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK POSITION. AFTER RIGHTING THE AIRPLANE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO START THE ENGINE. WHEN THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS MOVED TO THE RIGHT TANK POSITION, THE ENGINE STARTED AND OPERATED. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT IT WAS CAPABLE OF NORMAL OPERATION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISMANAGEMENT OF HIS FUEL IN THAT HE EXHAUSTED FUEL IN ONE TANK, THEN FAILED TO SELECT THE TANK WITH FUEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92LA100
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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