ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360819
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 1994 |
| Time: | 11:41 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N66ND |
| MSN: | 1809046 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1542 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Forks, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor and pilot rated student were practicing pattern work. The instructor asked the student to switch the fuel selector from the right tank to the left tank. The student moved the selector but did not look at it. He inadvertently selected the OFF position. The engine quit, and could not be restarted. The instructor landed the airplane about 50 yards short of the runway. The main landing gear wheels dug into the snow during landing roll, and the airplane nosed-over.
Probable Cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR BY THE STUDENT PILOT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA090
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| 16-Mar-2024 11:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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