ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292667
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| Date: | Thursday 26 January 2006 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Globe GC-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3292K |
| MSN: | 1285 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2880 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Palm Beach, FL (F45) |
| West Palm Beach, FL (F45) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo private pilot was preparing to land following a personal flight. The pilot said that as the airplane descended to about 1,000 feet msl, all engine power was lost. The pilot performed engine emergency procedures, but was unable to restore engine power, and he selected a grass-covered field as a forced landing site. During the forced landing, the left main gear wheel struck a culvert, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The airplane's maximum fuel capacity is about 55.6 gallons, with 52 gallons of usable fuel. The unusable fuel is about 3.6 gallons, or 1.8 gallons per side. The fuel tanks were not breached during the accident. Salvage crews reported draining about 5 gallons of fuel from the accident airplane prior to recovery.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power during descent due to an undetermined reason, which resulted in an off-airport forced landing and collision with a culvert.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA06LA049
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 07:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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