ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369198
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 February 1989 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Robles, Robert R. |
| Registration: | N5258L |
| MSN: | 28-4555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2009 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seminole, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Sayre, TX (OK23) |
| Odessa, TX (KHOB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RCVD A WX BRIEFING AT 0543 CST FOR A FLT AT 0730 CST, FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, TO SAYRE, TX. WHILE AT SAYRE, HE DID NOT REFUEL THE ACFT OR UPDATE HIS WX INFO BEFORE DEPARTING AT 1045 CST ON A FLT TO ODESSA, TX. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE UPDATED HIS DESTN WX AT 1239 CST & ELECTED TO DIVERT TO HOBBS, NM, WHEN HE LEARNED THE WX AT ODESSA WAS BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS. HOWEVER, HE ENCOUNTERED A HEADWIND & HIS FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED BEFORE REACHING HOBBS. SUBSEQUENTLY, DRG AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON SOFT/WET TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN UPDATING HIS WEATHER AND DIVERTING TO AN ALTERNATE DESTINATION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION FROM LACK OF FUEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AT THE EN ROUTE STOP, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA050
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2024 11:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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