ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355202
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Date: | Saturday 27 September 1997 |
Time: | 14:30 LT |
Type: | Tomlinson POBER SUPER ACE |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N54JT |
MSN: | 22A |
Total airframe hrs: | 130 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C1C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lebanon, TN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (M54) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot estimated that the airplane had 16 gallons of low lead aviation fuel in the tanks at takeoff. After takeoff the pilot switched the fuel selector from the fuselage tank to the wing tank. After 30 minutes of flight the pilot returned to the airport and entered the traffic pattern for landing. About 200 feet above the ground, while on final approach to land, the engine quit. Efforts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The airplane collided with a tree short of the active runway. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane. Normal operational procedures for takeoff and landing require that the fuel selector be placed in the fuselage/front tank position. The pilot stated that he had not switched the fuel selector to the fuller fuel tank, fuselage/front tank, prior to the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to follow normal checklist procedures that resulted in fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL97LA141 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL97LA141
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