ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385941
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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 2001 |
| Time: | 12:04 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Amphibious Adventures, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8710P |
| MSN: | 24-4157 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Napa, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | San Rafael, CA (CA35) |
| Napa County Airport, CA (APC/KAPC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a forced landing due to a loss of engine power on climb following a touch-and-go, the airplane touched down near the end of the runway, rolled across a field, struck a fence, and stopped in a ditch. The airplane departed 35 minutes earlier with main fuel tanks indicating half full and auxiliary fuel tanks indicating full. The pilot did not verify the indications of the fuel quantity gauges. In the accident type of airplane, takeoffs and landings must be performed with fuel being drawn from the main fuel tanks.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to verify the fuel supply before flight, and his improper fuel management, that resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power during takeoff climb resulting in a forced landing and collision with ground obstacles.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA166
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 09:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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