ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365984
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| Date: | Saturday 3 November 1990 |
| Time: | 00:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Mistwood Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N739VN |
| MSN: | 17270842 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Scott, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A NIGHT IFR TRAINING FLIGHT, ON FINAL APPROACH THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ADDITIONAL, NEEDED THROTTLE WAS ADDED. THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND TURNED TO AN ADJACENT FIELD, SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL TO BE IN THE OUT, OR IDLE CUTOFF POSITION. NO DEFECTS, MALFUNCTIONS OF FUEL SHORTAGES WERE DISCOVERED, AND ENGINE RUN-UP NORMAL.
Probable Cause: THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS SET INCORRECTLY RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION, AND THE CHECK LIST WAS NOT FOLLOWED BY THE CFI/PIC.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA023
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 1994 | N739VN | P.c. Flyers, Inc. | 0 | Englewood, CO | |
w/o |
| 4 August 2002 | N739VN | Aspen Flight Center, Inc. | 0 | Sidney, Nebraska | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2024 16:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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