ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30004
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 October 2000 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 401A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N800SS |
| MSN: | 401A0131 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Andrews, Texas (E11) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | EL PASO, TX (ELP) |
| Andrews, Texas (E11) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses reported observing the airplane on a 'tight' right base, 'low approach' to runway 33. Approximately one-quarter mile east of the runway, the airplane was observed in a 'sharp 90-degree turn (right turn) north and [a] rapid descent to the runway.' The airplane's right wing tip impacted the runway, and the airplane exited the runway and came to rest upright between the runway and a taxiway. A witness recalled the pilot stating that he 'lost his engines' and that he 'hit really hard.' One witness stated he did not recall hearing any engine noise, and another witness reported hearing the engines 'quit.' The right wing tip fuel tank was destroyed. The left wing tip fuel tank was compromised. Both auxiliary fuel tanks were empty. Both fuel selector valves were in the auxiliary tank position. Numerous attempts to contact the pilot were unsuccessful.
Probable Cause: The hard landing due to the pilot's excessive rate of descent. A factor was the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selectors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010116X00308&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2023 14:38 | harro | Updated [[Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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