ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358748
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Date: | Saturday 1 July 1995 |
Time: | 11:50 LT |
Type: | Cessna 177B |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N13734 |
MSN: | 17702463 |
Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1848 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Nappanee, IN -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Rochester, IN (KRCR) |
Destination airport: | Mishawaka, IN (3CI) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT DEPARTED WITH THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATING 1/2 FULL. HE MADE ONE FULL STOP LANDING BUT DID NOT REFUEL. AFTER EXECUTING A PRACTICE APPROACH AND MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE ON HIS RETURN TRIP, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. HE DECIDED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MAKE A FORCED LANDING. HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. HE LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD, BUT DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS THE GROUND WAS SOFT. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, BOTH WING TANK SUMPS WERE DRAINED AND EACH HAD ABOUT 1/3 CUP OF FUEL REMAINING.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to do adequate preflight planning and failure to refuel when he had the opportunity. A factor in the accident was the soft field due to recent rains.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI95LA208 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA208
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