ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288217
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 2010 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | Orlando Flight Academy |
| Registration: | N730FT |
| MSN: | 44-7995190 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eastman, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | St. Augustine Airport-Northeast Florida Regional Airport, FL (UST/KSGJ) |
| Eastman-Heart of Georgia Regional Airport, GA (KEZM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certified flight instructor (CFI) stated that the fuel tanks were approximately full prior to the instructional cross-country flight. During the descent, the left engine and then the right engine lost total engine power. The CFI assumed control of the airplane and initiated an engine restart, which was unsuccessful. The airplane struck several trees and came to rest inverted. According to the airplane's pilot operating handbook, in order to begin restoring power, the fuel selector must be in the "ON" position. Examination of the wreckage indicated that the fuel selector valves were in the "OFF" positions; further, no malfunctions or anomalies were found to prevent the engines from operating normally. According to both pilots, neither could recall turning the fuel selector valves to the "OFF" positions. In a written statement provided by the flight school's assistant chief flight instructor, a rear seat passenger would be able to inadvertently retard both fuel selector valves to the "OFF" position. Although it is probable that the inadvertent retarding of the selector valves caused the initial engine failures, there was no evidence to indicate that the engines could not have been restarted had the air start or the engine securing procedure checklists been accomplished and the fuel selector valves been placed in the "ON" position.
Probable Cause: Both pilots' failure to use emergency checklist procedures for restarting the engine after the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Sources:
NTSB ERA10LA410
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 19:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Nov-2022 19:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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