ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385272
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| Date: | Sunday 5 November 2000 |
| Time: | 13:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N185CY |
| MSN: | 18502839 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2300 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | CARSON CITY, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KCXP) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a forced landing due to a loss of engine power, the airplane struck a berm, sheared off the landing gear, damaged both wings, and the fuselage. On takeoff the engine became quiet. The pilot heard the engine surge a couple of times, like it was running out of fuel. He also indicated that there was 80 gallons of fuel on board the airplane at the time of the accident. Witnesses heard the engine pop two or three times and saw a puff of white/bluish smoke emanating from the engine. An engine inspection was conducted, which included a fuel system and ignition system check. There were no mechanical anomalies found. A plastic ridge located around the fuel selector valve had been depressed and deformed down to allow the valve to not seat properly in any of the three position detents. The pilot stated that when the engine quit he did not physically or visually verify the fuel selector valve position.
Probable Cause: Fuel starvation precipitated by the pilot's continued use of the fuel selector valve that was not seating in the detents properly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA034
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 December 2013 | N185CY | Private | 0 | Carson Airport (KCXP), Carson City, NV | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 16:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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