ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352265
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| Date: | Friday 24 December 1999 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Albatross Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2012D |
| MSN: | D3362 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4850 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental E-225 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mokane, Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Montgomery City, MO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after the engine quit he scanned the gauges. The left fuel tank indicated 1/4 tank of fuel. The pilot reported that the left fuel tank was selected, but he did not change the fuel selector to the right fuel tank when he tried to perform an engine re-start. The pilot executed a forced landing in a field, but the landing gear collapsed after it 'bounced over a little drainage ditch' during landing rollout.
The pilot inspected the left wing tank for fuel. He reported he, 'couldn't see gas in the tank,' and that the left tank was 'pretty empty.' He checked the right tank and estimated there was 3 to 4 gallons of fuel in the right tank. The right fuel gauge indicated 1/4 tank.
The pilot reported he had fueled the airplane with approximately one hour of fuel in each tank, and he had flown for approximately one hour when the engine quit. The airplane's flight manual lists '(1) Select other fuel tank (check to feel detent)' as a step in the emergency procedures for loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to make accurate fuel consumption calculations and the pilot's improper emergency procedures for engine re-start. A factor was the ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA055
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2024 17:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 06-Mar-2024 17:57 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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