ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362294
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| Date: | Saturday 20 March 1993 |
| Time: | 16:05 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4045B |
| MSN: | 76-30827 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1881 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plainview, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Teresa, NM (5T6 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING FINAL APPROACH THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND FLAPS FULL DOWN. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN FOR 2 HOURS ON THE RIGHT TANK AND THE PILOT HAD SWITCHED TANKS. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND. THERE WAS NO FUEL FOUND IN THE FUEL LINES OR ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS LEADING TO THE ENGINE. THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED 1.5 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE LEFT TANK WAS FULL, ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S THE IMPROPER FLARE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. FACTORS WERE THE FUEL STARVATION POWER LOSS AND IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA109
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 19:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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