ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354211
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| Date: | Thursday 2 July 1998 |
| Time: | 15:49 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9011J |
| MSN: | 28-3037 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2996 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Augustine, FL (KSGJ) |
| (KCRG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he had 1.5 to 2 hours of fuel available for the day. He flew to St. Augustine, had a private pilot checkride, and was returning to Jacksonville. He estimated the checkride took 45 minutes. According to the pilot, he was on final to runway 23 when the engine quit. He initiated emergency procedures by putting the mixture to rich and switching fuel tanks. The airplane struck the trees and the ground. The wreckage was examined, with no fuel found in the intact left fuel tank. There was fuel in the right tank. The pilot stated he had 96 hours of total flight time.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to manage his fuel properly leading to fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and the collision with trees and the ground. A factor was his lack of total experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL98LA088
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 July 1986 | N9011J | K & E Flying Club | 0 | Sandusky, OH | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 20:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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