ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289380
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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 2011 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N2120J |
| MSN: | 28-7916198 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4833 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Angelo, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fredricksburg, TX (KT82) |
| San Angelo, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot reported that the flight experienced a loss of engine power during the second leg of the cross-country flight. The pilot elected to perform a forced landing to a field. During the forced landing the airplane's right flap was damaged and the right wing spar was bent. The FAA inspector attributed the loss of engine power to fuel starvation. The left fuel tank had 17 gallons of fuel and the right tank was empty. The FAA inspector confirmed that there were no mechanical anomalies or failures with the airplane, engine, or related systems prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11CA376
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 2021 | N2120J | Nuytten Patrick | 0 | San Angelo-Mathis Field, TX (SJT/KSJT) | |
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| Gear collapse | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 13:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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