ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368085
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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 1989 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5210P |
| MSN: | 24-235 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hickory, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ft Lauderdale, FL (FXE |
| (KHKY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT SEVEN MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A FENCE POST. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD MADE THE TRIP PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT REFUELING. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONSUMED 11.4 GALLONS OF FUEL PER HOUR. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY WITH NO FUEL STAINS NOTED ON THE WINGS. THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR THE ENGINE INDICATED THAT THE ANTICIPATED FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS HIGHER THAN THE PILOT'S EXPECTATIONS.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE ENGINE FUEL CONSUMPTION IN FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA206
History of this aircraft
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| 16 February 1964 | N5210P | ? | 0 | Destin, Florida | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 06:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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