ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68959
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| Date: | Saturday 10 October 2009 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Tecnam P2004 Bravo LSA |
| Owner/operator: | Sterling Flight LLC |
| Registration: | N649BV |
| MSN: | 116 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 694 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Franklin Field, Oak Grove, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Concord, CA (CCR) |
| Franklin, CA (F72) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While the student pilot was performing a touch-and-go takeoff and landing, the engine sputtered and lost power about 150 feet above ground level. The certified flight instructor (CFI) took the flight controls and continued the flight straight ahead for a forced landing to an open field. The CFI indicated that the field was rough, and during the landing roll, when the nose landing gear contacted the ground, it snapped off, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. After the accident, the CFI exited the airplane and instructed the student to turn off all the electronics, the fuel, and the ignition. The student said he attempted to turn off the pilot's side fuel selector, but found that it was already in the off position; the copilot's fuel selector was in the on position, so he turned that off before he departed the airplane. The CFI and the student pilot recalled that the left side fuel selector was turned off during the flight to the destination airport in order to balance the fuel load. Before landing, the CFI likely turned the fuel selector to the “off” position rather than the “both” position.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, as a result of the certified flight instructor's improper fuel system management.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2009 21:33 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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