ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205141
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| Date: | Friday 3 August 1990 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-HOW |
| MSN: | 32-40411 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 30km NNE of Murray Bridge, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YPPF |
| YPPF | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a short local scenic flight, the weather deteriorated and the pilot turned back along his outbound track. On approach to the Murray Bridge airstrip, the engine began to run roughly and the pilot assumed that it was running over rich. By this time, the aircraft was about 500 feet above the ground and just below the clouds. The pilot progressively completed a trouble check as he continued the return flight. In a stressed state, and with little familiarity with the position of the fuel selector, he forgot to include a check of the fuel tank selection and contents. The engine then coughed and stopped abruptly. With little altitude and time to select a forced landing site, the pilot chose the best site available. On final approach, the pilot selected mixture to idle cutoff and turned off the fuel. It was then that the pilot discovered he had forgotten to change fuel tanks and that the selected fuel tank was empty. He decided to continue the approach as he was close to landing. The aircraft landed among rocky outcrops and the landing gear was torn off. The aircraft continued about 40 metres before coming to rest.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000594/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/33891/aair199000594.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2018 10:21 | Pineapple | Added |
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