ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297144
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| Date: | Saturday 15 June 2002 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R172K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N758W |
| MSN: | R1723029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2177 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-KB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Llano, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Llano, TX (6R9) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he performed a pre-flight inspection and noted that the left fuel tank's gauge indicated empty and the right fuel tank's gauge indicated 1/3 to 1/2 full. He started the airplane, taxied to runway 17 for takeoff, and performed an engine run-up. No anomalies were noted during the engine run-up, and the flight departed. The flight remained in the pattern and the pilot executed a touch-and-go landing. During the initial takeoff climb, approximately 200 feet agl, the engine lost power. During the ensuing forced landing to a field, the pilot verified that the fuel selector was in the both position, the throttle and mixture controls were full forward, and that his passenger's lap belt and shoulder harness were secure. The airplane landed in a mesquite covered field, the right wing struck a tree, the airplane pivoted 90 degrees and came to a stop upright. Both fuel tanks were drained; the left tank was empty and the right tank contained 2.1 gallons of fuel. According to the Pilot's Operating Handbook each wing tank is capable of holding 26 gallons of fuel. The fuel system's capacity is 52 gallons, of which 49 gallons are useable in all flight conditions and 3 gallons are unusable.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW02LA182
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 14:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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