ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214105
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 January 1985 |
| Time: | 15:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KGA |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 34km SW of Esperance, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YESP |
| YESP | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As part of his pre-flight inspection, the pilot completed a water check on each of the wing tanks and operated the fuel strainer knob, although a sample was not drawn from this point. During the flight the pilot noticed a strong smell of fuel and as he turned back towards the departure aerodrome the engine lost power. The pilot carried out a forced landing into an area of dense light timber, during which the aircraft struck several trees. The fuel strainer drain was found to be open due to a kink in the operating cable and the pilot had not checked that the drain had closed after its operation during the pre-flight inspection. During flight loss of fuel through the strainer drain resulted in a gradual loss of fuel pressure and the engine lost power due to fuel starvation after about 40 minutes of flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198500127/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30881/aair198500127.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2018 06:46 | Pineapple | Added |
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