ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207132
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 2018 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Just Escapade |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N45DC |
| MSN: | JAESC0116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 386 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East of Palatka Municipal Airport-Lt. Kay Larkin Field (28J), FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | ST AUGUSTINE, FL (SGJ) |
| Palatka, FL (28J) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that, while on a 1-mile final approach for landing, about 400 ft above the ground, the engine lost total power. The pilot applied full throttle and enrichened the mixture, but only a momentary return of power occurred before the engine lost power again. The airspeed decreased and the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall and impacted a house and terrain.
Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures. The left wing fuel tank was empty, the right wing tank contained about 4 gallons of fuel, and the auxiliary tank contained just enough fuel to cover the bottom of the tank; however, there was evidence of fuel spillage at the site and the amount of fuel onboard before the accident could not be determined. Non-volatile memory data recorded during the accident flight revealed a large spike in fuel flow, followed by a 0 rpm reading, which was indicative of a total loss of engine power due to air passing through the fuel line and transducer rather than fuel. It is likely that the fuel flow to the engine was interrupted, but a postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system could not determine what caused the interruption.
Probable Cause: The interruption of fuel to the engine during final approach, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N45DC
Location
Media:
The plane was on approach to Palatka Kay-Larkin Airport, just a mile west of the crash site, when it apparently lost power about 2:30 p.m., according to the Highway Patrol. https://t.co/ceqjvcCQ10
— Florida Times-Union (@jaxdotcom) 6 mars 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 00:51 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Mar-2018 07:07 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 07-Mar-2018 07:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 07-Mar-2018 08:40 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2019 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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