ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360643
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| Date: | Saturday 2 April 1994 |
| Time: | 20:47 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4298Y |
| MSN: | 8390048 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5865 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Winston-salem, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Walnut Grove, NC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. HE ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BUILDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD ONE PINT OF FUEL REMAINING, AND THE LEFT TANK HAD TEN GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. A TEST RUN OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL GAUGES OPERATED NORMALLY.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to place the aircraft fuel selector to the tank with fuel remaining.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL94LA074
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 09:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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