ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278721
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 June 2022 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-1B Trainer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6298L |
| MSN: | AA1B-0098 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near St Croix Riviera Airport (6WI2), River Falls, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | St Croix Riviera Airport, WI (6WI2) |
| St Croix Riviera Airport, WI (6WI2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On June 1, 2022, about 1215 central daylight time, a Grumman AA-1B airplane, N6298L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near St. Croix Riviera Airport (6WI2), River Falls, Wisconsin. The student pilot sustained minor injuries, and the flight instructor sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
The flight instructor and student pilot reported problems with the airplane’s engine shortly after takeoff. The flight instructor stated that the engine “quit abruptly” and “seized,” and the student pilot stated that the engine “locked up” and lost total power. The flight instructor assumed control of the airplane and made a forced landing in a field, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s left wing.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no fuel remaining in the wing tanks and no evidence of a fuel spill. The fuel system was not compromised. According to the accident report submitted by the flight instructor they departed with 8 gallons of fuel and were flying for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Postaccident examination revealed that the engine rotated freely, and compression was verified on all cylinders. Both magnetos produced spark when rotated. Thus, the engine likely lost power due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s and flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105171
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N6298L
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/000/084/084837.jpg (photo)
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2022 00:15 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 03-Jun-2022 05:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2022 05:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2022 08:39 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 21:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Nov-2023 19:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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