ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41146
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 September 1991 |
| Time: | 07:28 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Rick L. Ownes |
| Registration: | N7730Y |
| MSN: | 30-819 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-CIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Paso Co, Fort Carson, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Colorado Spring, CO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS FIRST SOLO PRACTICE FLIGHT THREE DAYS AFTER RECEIVING HIS MULTIENGINE RATING. HE HAD 18 HOURS MULTIENGINE TIME. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A PRACTICE APPROACH, THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO SINGLE ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIMITS. THE TURBOCHARGERS WERE NOT ENGAGED. APPROACH CONTROL VECTORED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY IN SPOTTING THE AIRPORT AND THE SECOND ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING THE APPROACH. THE PILOT THEN INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH ROLLED OVER AND DOVE INTO THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF POWER TO BOTH ENGINES DUE FIRST TO FUEL STARVATION FOLLOWED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL, AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF POWERPLANT CONTROLS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91FA126
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7730Y
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2017 19:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2023 08:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 11-Apr-2024 12:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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