ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353948
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| Date: | Thursday 13 August 1998 |
| Time: | 12:22 LT |
| Type: | Lesemann PULSAR XP |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N701JL |
| MSN: | 701 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 225 hours |
| Engine model: | Bombardier 912-UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Pierce, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marsh Harbor, OF |
| (KFPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on a VFR cross-country flight. While on approach at the destination airport, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot switched the fuel selector valve from its original position at takeoff to the opposite tank, and attempted an engine restart with negative results. He maneuvered the airplane to avoid a collision with high voltage lines, and to line up with a road that he selected as a forced landing area. The left wing collided with a tree, the airplane continued forward, and collided with an electrical line. The nose of the airplane pitched down, and the airplane collided with the terrain and nosed over inverted. Postcrash examination revealed fuel in the left tank and no fuel in the right tank.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management during a cross country flight which resulted in a total loss of engine power during the approach for landing and subsequent in-flight collision with wires and terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98LA224
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 17:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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