ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374450
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Date: | Thursday 7 August 1986 |
Time: | 20:05 LT |
Type: | Mooney M20E |
Owner/operator: | Tampa Airways, Inc. |
Registration: | N1996Y |
MSN: | 283 |
Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1865 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A1A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Arcadia, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Ft.lauderdale, FL (FXE |
Destination airport: | Tampa, FL (KTPA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING CRUISE, THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE BECAME STUCK IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. A SUCCESSFUL GEAR-UP FORCED LDG WAS MADE IN A FIELD. AN EXAM OF THE VALVE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS STUCK DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST, THE OPERATOR'S MECHANIC STATED THAT PRIOR TO THEIR RECENT ACQUISITION OF THE ACFT, IT HAD REMAINED INACTIVE AND OUTDOORS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. DURING THE RECENT ANNUAL INSP, HE STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP SEALS HAD DETERIORATED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT WATER HAD BEEN FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA86LA230 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MIA86LA230
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Mar-2024 09:36 |
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