ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290200
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| Date: | Friday 8 February 2013 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  North American SNJ-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Bp Residential LLC |
| Registration: | N2269U |
| MSN: | 88-12850 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4657 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Garden City, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boerne, TX (5C1) |
| Midland Airpark, TX (MDD/KMDD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he switched fuel tanks during cruise flight and subsequently lost engine power and fuel pressure. The pilot attempted to restore fuel pressure by using the wobble pump and switching fuel tanks; however, he was not successful. The airplane was substantially damaged during the resultant forced landing. During the recovery of the airplane, 1.5 gallons of fuel were recovered from the right fuel tank and 12.5 gallons of fuel were recovered from the left fuel tank. An examination of the engine, wobble pump, engine driven fuel pump, and fuel system revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot moved the fuel selector to the right fuel tank, which had little fuel, starved the engine of fuel, and was unable to restart the engine before the forced landing.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13LA157
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 12:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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