ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219503
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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 1989 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: | Austflight Drifter 503 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 25-0280 |
| MSN: | 250280 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Penfield, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YPEF |
| YPEF | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At the completion of a local flight, the pilot was about 300 feet above the ground on final approach, when the aircraft experienced a substantial power loss. He positioned the aircraft for a forced landing in a nearby paddock. However, the engine then returned to normal operation and a decision was made to continue to the strip. Shortly after power was applied to overshoot from the paddock, the engine again lost power. During the subsequent attempt to position for touchdown the aircraft stalled and struck the ground heavily. An on-site examination by the operator and the pilot established that there was only one litre of fuel left in the tank. There were no faults apparent with the engine and it was evident that the power loss was the result of fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198901569/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32375/aair198901569.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2018 03:11 | Pineapple | Added |
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