ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163573
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| Date: | Sunday 26 January 2014 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N36086 |
| MSN: | 32R-7885157 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4359 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Millen, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Millen, GA (None) |
| Milledgeville, GA (KMLJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner said that the preflight, engine start, run-up, and taxi checks all appeared ”normal” with no anomalies noted. During the initial climb after takeoff, the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot lowered the landing gear and maneuvered the airplane toward an open field. During the landing roll, the airplane struck baled hay on the border of the field and came to rest inverted with the wings separated.
Examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel selector lever was adjacent to the left tank position but that it was out of the left tank detent. Manipulation of the lever revealed smooth operation and positive detents at each position selected. A can of fuel was plumbed into the fuel system, and the propeller and starter were replaced due to impact damage. The engine was then started, and it accelerated smoothly and ran without interruption with no anomalies noted. It is likely that the fuel selector being out of the of left tank detent resulted in reduced fuel flow to the engine and the subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to fully seat the fuel selector in the left tank position before takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2014 01:39 | Geno | Added |
| 06-Mar-2014 22:57 | Geno | Updated [Time, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2016 15:27 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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