ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289335
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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 2011 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Texas Aerial Inspections LLC |
| Registration: | N46400 |
| MSN: | 17257241 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-360 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farmersville, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Cleburne Regional Airport, TX (KCPT) |
| Roanoke, TX (52F) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Approximately 2 hours after departure on an aerial pipeline patrol flight, the pilot turned on the fuel transfer pump, which transfers fuel from the auxiliary baggage fuel tank to the airplane's right wing fuel tank. The pilot reported that this was his routine and that it would take about two hours to transfer the fuel from the auxiliary tank to the wing fuel tank. The pilot added that, almost 4 hours after departure, the engine sputtered; he rocked the wings and noticed that the fuel transfer pump appeared to be off. He then started the fuel transfer again. The fuel transfer light came on; however, the airplane was too low to wait for the fuel to move to the wing fuel tank and then to the engine. So the pilot elected to perform a forced landing to a field. The airplane collided with several tree branches before impacting the ground and flipping over. During the forced landing the airplane sustained substantial damage to its right wing, aft fuselage, and top of the vertical stabilizer. The pilot also stated that sometime after he started the initial transfer of fuel the transfer pump apparently turned off and he did not notice.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11CA322
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 12:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 05-Apr-2024 18:48 | ASN | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
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