ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138984
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Date: | Wednesday 5 October 2011 |
Time: | 10:55 |
Type: | Cessna 150L |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N11280 |
MSN: | 15075294 |
Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1697 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O-200 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Punta Gorda/Charlotte County Airport - KPGD, Punta Gorda, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Winter Haven, FL (GIF) |
Destination airport: | Punta Gorda, FL (PGD) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:According to the pilot, the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power on final approach, and he made a forced landing off airport property; the airplane collided with the airport perimeter fence. Examination of the fuel system revealed that it was contaminated with water and rust. Although the pilot stated that he had completed a preflight inspection and found water in the fuel, he likely did not adequately sump the fuel system to remove the contamination.
Probable Cause: The partial loss of engine power due to contamination of the fuel system that was not detected because of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ERA12LA009 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.mysuncoast.com/content/news/7SouthNews/story/Small-plane-crashes-into-fence-near-Punta-Gorda/ZjLJat9q8UWhRGXVZGxZuA.cspx?rss=2537]
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/15622879/2011/10/05/pilot-ok-after-plane-crashes-at-punta-gorda-airport?redirected=true http://www.news-press.com/article/20111005/NEWS0121/111005011/Small-engine-plane-crashes-Punta-Gorda-airport https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/05_11280.txt http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N11280 http://www.airnav.com/airport/KPGD https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111006X95405&key=1 http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/small/000/592/592393.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Oct-2011 15:39 |
Geno |
Added |
06-Oct-2011 16:02 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Oct-2011 16:04 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Source] |
17-Oct-2011 23:50 |
Geno |
Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
27-Nov-2017 17:21 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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