ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43951
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 2006 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Glasair |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N606MC |
| MSN: | 606 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mineral Wells, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mason, TX (T92) |
| Mineral Wells, TX (MWL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 1,000-hour private pilot was returning to his home base from a local flight to another airport when he reported a five-mile and then a two-mile final to runway 31 on the airport's Unicom frequency. The pilot's voice was reported calm and clear, and did not indicate any type of problem. Shortly thereafter, a witness reported observing the airplane moving northwest to southeast, as it was spiraling downward and impacted the ground in a pronounced nose low attitude. During the previous week, the pilot had topped off the airplane's fuel tank at his home base before departing to a distant airport; however, no other refueling records were located among the airports. Examination of the wreckage revealed no blight, stains, or odors of fuel present at the accident site. No rotational signatures were observed on either propeller blade. Wing and header (reserve) fuel tanks were breached. The fuel selector was found in the "header tank" position. All major components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site, and no preimpact damage or malfunctions of the airplane or its powerplant were observed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20061115X01680&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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