ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298226
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| Date: | Sunday 9 December 2001 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N2492K |
| MSN: | 38-79A0665 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4966 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | O'Neill, Nebraska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-Crystal Airport, MN (KMIC) |
| O'Neill Municipal John L Baker Field, NE (KONL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing on a narrow road following a loss of engine power. The pilot was attempting to land on a gravel road when the airplane went into a ditch. The pilot said that the engine began running rough and he switched tanks. He said that switching tanks, "...resulted in further trouble with engine performance." He said that he selected a road to land on and was landing to the south. He said that the landing was hard and the left main wheel, "...caught the edge of the roadside resulting in the plane being pulled down into the left ditch and over onto its nose." A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed only unusable fuel within the tanks. No other anomalies were found with respect to the airplane or its systems that could be associated with a pre-impact condition.
Probable Cause: The inadequate preflight planning by the pilot resulting in the exhaustion of the fuel supply, and the pilot not maintaining directional control during the forced landing. A factor was the unsuitable landing area selected by the pilot, and the ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02LA048
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 15:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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