ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298601
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| Date: | Saturday 18 August 2001 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: | Avid Bandit |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N62PT |
| MSN: | 1509E |
| Total airframe hrs: | 315 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northville, Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plymoth, MI (1D2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane experienced a loss of engine power during cruise flight and was substantially damaged during a forced landing. The pilot reported, "... I noticed uneven fuel usage from tanks. Decision made to return to airport immediately, but engine quit en route." He attempted an engine re-start but was unsuccessful. He executed a forced landing to a racetrack. He reported the airplane collided with a concrete building. The airplane had no fuel in the right tank and 8 gallons of fuel in the left tank. No fuel leak was observed. The pilot reported that during the flight, he had the right wing fuel selector ON and the left wing fuel selector OFF. He forgot to select the left wing fuel selector to ON, and when the right wing fuel tank ran out of fuel, the engine quit. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions.
Probable Cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper fuel calculations. A factor was the concrete building.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA285
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 19:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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