ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225539
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 2019 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Blazie Marketing Services Inc |
| Registration: | N70699 |
| MSN: | 18-8357 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palm City, WSW of Witham Field Airport (KSUA), Stuart, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stuart-Witham Field, FL (SUA/KSUA) |
| Stuart-Witham Field, FL (SUA/KSUA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot and a passenger were returning from a local flight and were cleared by the tower controller to enter a right downwind leg. The pilot started a descent and switched to the right fuel tank. Shortly after receiving landing clearance, the engine lost all power. The pilot informed the controller that the airplane could not reach the runway and that he was going to land the airplane in a field. During the landing, the airplane impacted a chain-link fence resulting in substantial damage to the wing and fuselage.
An on-scene examination revealed that the fuel selector was in the off position. The left and right wing fuel tanks were drained during recovery; the right wing tank was full and the left wing tank was empty. The fuel filter bowl contained no residual fuel.
Although the atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the development of carburetor icing at descent power, it is most likely that the fuel selector was not positioned correctly by the pilot which resulted in fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=70699
NTSB CEN19LA157
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Media:
Federal Aviation Administration workers return to the scene of Monday's plane crash in Palm City. The aircraft is expected to be removed this afternoon. @WPBF25News pic.twitter.com/94WRlAI3xH
— Ted White (@wpbf_ted) 28 mai 2019
The plane is now being removed from the Berry Grove community in Palm City where the pilot made an emergency landing. @CBS12 pic.twitter.com/TZ1O2FjRV5
— Niala Charles (@NialaCharles) 28 mai 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 23:32 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-May-2019 00:23 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 28-May-2019 00:25 | Geno | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-May-2019 21:09 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 27-Mar-2021 20:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 27-Mar-2021 20:50 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
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