ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78684
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Date: | Tuesday 12 October 2010 |
Time: | 19:50 |
Type: | Rutan Long-EZ |
Owner/operator: | Allen Dunlap |
Registration: | N539AD |
MSN: | 539 |
Total airframe hrs: | 33 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lake Harris, Florida -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Leesburg, FL (LEE) |
Destination airport: | Leesburg, FL |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:According to the pilot, he made a go-around after his first approach due to the aircraft traffic in the area. In diverting his attention to monitoring the traffic, he forgot to switch the fuel tank selection. As the airplane turned onto the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern, the engine began to sputter and subsequently experienced a total loss of power. The pilot switched to the other fuel tank in an attempted to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful. With the airplane's altitude decreasing, he decided to ditch in a lake to avoid a housing area. A postaccident inspection by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the airplane incurred substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage; they found no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomalies. The pilot opined that the engine had a loss of power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ERA11CA018 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Oct-2010 01:12 |
slowkid |
Added |
13-Oct-2010 01:26 |
slowkid |
Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
26-Nov-2017 18:35 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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