ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386208
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| Date: | Thursday 15 February 2001 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J5A |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Sign Company Inc. |
| Registration: | N35288 |
| MSN: | 5-605 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3691 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lyc. O-360-A2E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hollywood, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Hollywood-North Perry Airport, FL (HWO/KHWO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that the ground crew had inadvertently added an additional forty letters to the tow, which required a higher cruise power setting. The pilot further stated that in addition, company dispatch asked that he attempt to overtake another company aircraft and attract the pilot's attention, and that effort took an additional 20 minutes of flight, at a higher power setting. The pilot said that when he returned to the airport to drop the banner, and he applied power during the maneuver, the aircraft engine ceased operating, and the aircraft landed hard, incurring substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed that the fuel in the fuel tank had been depleted.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and inadequate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion and substantial damage to the aircraft as a result of a hard landing during the emergency descent/landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA083
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 12:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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