ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373312
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| Date: | Saturday 4 April 1987 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna TU206-F |
| Owner/operator: | John Schafhausen |
| Registration: | N71068 |
| MSN: | U20602119 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1193 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reno, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Spokane, WA (KGEG) |
| Reno, NV (KRNO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON BASE LEG A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THE STUDENT PILOT SELECTED RIGHT FUEL TANK AND APPLIED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP. A RESTART WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE SELECTED A ROAD TO LAND ON BECAUSE THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH THE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK A BERM WHICH SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. NO USABLE FUEL REMAINED IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. ABOUT 20 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN SATISFACTORILY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA87LA073
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 11:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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