ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191308
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| Date: | Saturday 12 November 2016 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Weatherly 620B |
| Owner/operator: | Burkett Aviation |
| Registration: | N2035J |
| MSN: | 1592 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2786 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE Coleman County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Coleman, TX (PRI) |
| Coleman, TX (PRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was practicing agricultural application operations on his first flight in the accident airplane. While climbing after completing a spray pass, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power and the pilot made a forced landing during which the airplane nosed over. Examination of the airplane revealed that the right fuel tank was intact and void of fuel, while the left tank was breached, with fuel leaking from the tank. The fuel selector was in the right tank position. No engine anomalies were observed. The pilot had been advised by the owner to switch fuel tanks after flying about 40 minutes, but failed to do so. His advice was based on the engine's typical fuel burn of about 33 gallons per hour and fuel tank capacity of 35 gallons per wing tank. The owner estimated the airplane was airborne for about one hour before the accident occurred. Given the airplane’s time in flight and the lack of fuel found in the right wing tank after the accident, it is likely that the loss of engine power was the result of fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 2008 | N2035J | Weatherly Aviation Co Inc | 0 | private strip in Coleman, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2016 17:33 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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