ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216283
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| Date: | Monday 15 October 2018 |
| Time: | 14:16 LT |
| Type: | Hummel Ultracruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N245AP |
| MSN: | 132-B |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen 2400cc |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NW of Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (KZPH), Zephyrhills, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Zephyrhills Airport, FL (ZPH/KZPH) |
| Zephyrhills Airport, FL (ZPH/KZPH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before departing on a on a local pleasure flight, the sport pilot reported that he did not activate the airplane's auxiliary fuel pump, which would have replenished the header fuel tank with fuel from the airplane's two main wing fuel tanks. About 5 minutes later, the airplane's engine lost power when the fuel supply in the header tank was exhausted. The pilot attempted a forced landing, but as he maneuvered the airplane to avoid a tree, the airplane stalled and descended into the tree. The pilot was seriously injured and the airplane's fuselage and wings were substantially damaged.
The pilot reported taking gabapentin prior to the flight. Gabapentin carries the warning, 'patients should be advised that gabapentin may cause dizziness, somnolence and other symptoms and signs of central nervous system depression.' It is likely the impairing effects of gabapentin contributed to the pilot's failure to turn on the fuel pump, which led to fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to activate the airplane's auxiliary fuel pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the impairing effects of the pilot's medication on his performance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19LA014
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=245AP%20
Location
Media:
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— Livid 🤦🏻♀️ (@Livid2point0) 16 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2018 00:48 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 01:05 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 03:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 08-Jul-2022 19:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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