ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374322
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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1986 |
| Time: | 17:05 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan Long-EZ |
| Owner/operator: | John Friling/ronald Cothern |
| Registration: | N45FC |
| MSN: | CF-1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 110 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-C2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plainfield, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kaiser Lake, MO (A1Z) |
| Plainfield, IL (1C5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MADE A STEEP RIGHT BANK WHILE ENTERING THE DOWNWIND LEG ON APPROACH TO LAND WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THERE WAS A LACK OF FUEL IN THE LINES BETWEEN THE IN-LINE FUEL FILTER, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND CARBURETOR. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS PURGED OF AIR BY LOOSENING THE FUEL LINE AT THE CARBURETOR AND HAND CRANKING THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS THEN STARTED AND RAN SATISFACTORILY. THE BUILDER OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN HIS EXPERIENCE THAT DURING A STEEP BANKED RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE FUEL WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE FUEL SUMP OUTLET OF THE ENGINE, ALLOWING AIR TO ENTER THE FUEL LINES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI86FEE06
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2024 08:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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