ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199527
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 December 2016 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 175C Skylark |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8381T |
| MSN: | 17557081 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2169 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Millersburg, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laytonsville, MD (W50) |
| Millersburg, OH (10G) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight. The pilot reported that, after takeoff, he switched to the left fuel tank for the cruise portion of the flight. He added that, about 5 miles from the destination airport, he completed the Before Landing checklist; however, he "failed to position the fuel selector to [the] both" position at that time, which "set the stage for fuel exhaustion." The engine subsequently lost power. He checked the fuel selector, found that it was still set to the left tank, and moved it to the right tank. He subsequently executed a forced landing to an open area at the base of a hill, during which the airplane impacted a fence and sustained substantial damage to the firewall and right wing. The pilot stated that no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane preceded the accident. The pilot’s failure to move the fuel selector handle to the “both” position in accordance with the Before Landing checklist resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight fuel management and his failure to switch the fuel selector to the “both” position in accordance with the Before Landing checklist, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Sep-2017 19:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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