ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297543
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| Date: | Sunday 3 March 2002 |
| Time: | 15:34 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Plus One Flyers |
| Registration: | N1775T |
| MSN: | 28-7125048 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Diego, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, CA (MYF/KMYF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane experienced a loss of engine power and impacted terrain about 450 yards from the approach end of the runway. The pilot spent about 1.5 hours reviewing the flight manual for the airplane due to his unfamiliarity with this model. He departed with the left fuel tank selected. He spent about 2 hours flying, and then returned to the departure airport. On his initial descent he switched the fuel selector valve to the right tank. About 1 nm from touchdown, the engine began to lose power. He rechecked that the mixture was rich, and the carburetor heat was on. He contacted the air traffic control tower and declared an emergency. He executed a forced landing short of the runway due to insufficient altitude. The pilot inspected the fuel tanks and observed no fuel in the tanks; however, the airplane was in a nose down, left wing low attitude. An FAA inspector examined the fuel system. He observed fuel in the left tank, but none in the right tank. A post accident engine ground run-up was conducted utilizing the left tank with no discrepancies noted.
Probable Cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX02LA102
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 19:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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