ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378369
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Date: | Wednesday 26 September 1984 |
Time: | 10:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-161 |
Owner/operator: | L & H Leasing,inc. |
Registration: | N8145V |
MSN: | 28-8016244 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2130 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Kiowa, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Englewood, CO (APA |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE PRACTICING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE THE STUDENT PLT INAVERTANTLY SHUT OFF THE FUEL. DURING THE ACTUAL FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD, THE ACFT CONTACTED A YUCCA PLANT AND A GEAR COLLAPSE RESULTED. THE CFI LATER REPORTED THE SPRING LOADED SAFTY STOP ON THE FUEL SELECTOR APPEARED NORMAL BUT IN FACT WAS BROKEN IN A MANNER WHICH ALLOWED THE SELECTOR HANDLE TO PASS OVER THE STOP WITHOUT HAVING TO DEPRESS THE STOP. THE CFI ALSO STATED THE STUDENT PLTS LEG OBSTRUCTED HIS VIEW OF THE SELECTOR SWITCH.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN84LA301 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN84LA301
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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