ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295097
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 October 2003 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A33 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N471T |
| MSN: | CD293 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4224 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grandview, Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Topeka-Philip Billard Airport, KS (TOP/KTOP) |
| Lee's Summit Municipal Airport, MO (KLXT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with a hay bale during an off airport forced landing following a loss of engine power. The pilot reported he attempted to switch the fuel selector from an auxiliary tank to a main fuel tank when the fuel handle came off in his hand. The pilot reported, "I put the handle back on the shaft but it would not move the selector valve. It would only spin on the shaft." He reported that shortly thereafter, the fuel in the auxiliary tank was exhausted and the engine lost power. The pilot reported he selected a field in which to make the forced landing. He stated that during the landing the left wing contacted a large hay bale that was in the field. Post accident inspection of the fuel selector indicated the roll pin which holds the selector handle on its shaft was missing. The pin was not located.
Probable Cause: Separation of the fuel selector handle which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the hay bale that the airplane contacted during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI04LA009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 17:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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