ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301084
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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 1996 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182C Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Tennessee |
| Registration: | N8584T |
| MSN: | 18252484 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5077 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SMITHVILLE, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | (0A3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff for the sport parachute operation, the engine sputtered and quit, and the pilot landed the airplane in a residential yard. Examination revealed that fuel flow through the fuel selector valve was restricted. The fuel selector was disassembled, and the O-rings for the left side were found swelled. Placing the O-rings in the same automotive fuel as in the airplane resulted in their swelling so as to restrict flow through the selector valve. The airplane had been STC'd for the use of automotive fuel. No maintenance records were available for the selector valve.
Probable Cause: Restricted selector valve flow that resulted in fuel starvation. A factor was the automotive fuel that adversely affected an O-ring seal in the fuel selector valve.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA115
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2022 13:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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