ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202236
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| Date: | Sunday 26 November 2017 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Hawks Inc |
| Registration: | N11188 |
| MSN: | 9400L |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1205 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East of Palmyra Municipal Airport (88C), Palmyra, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palmyra, WI (88C) |
| Palmyra, WI (88C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Two airline transport-rated pilots departed on a personal, local flight to practice maneuvers. While returning to the departure airport and on the downwind leg, the rear seat pilot inadvertently pulled the fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. The front seat pilot attempted to push the fuel shutoff valve back in but was unable to do so. The rear seat pilot then conducted a forced landing, during which the airplane impacted a tree about 2,000 ft short of the runway threshold, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings.
Earlier in the year before the accident, both pilots frequently flew an airplane with a carburetor heat control that was in a similar position as the accident airplane’s fuel shutoff valve. The rear pilot stated that he may have inadvertently pulled the fuel shutoff lever instead of the carburetor heat control. Therefore, it is likely that habit patterns developed from operating an airplane with different flight controls contributed to the rear seat pilot inadvertently pulling the fuel shutoff valve.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing into trees. Contributing to the pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve were habit patterns he had developed from operating an airplane with different flight controls.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=11188
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 23:58 | Geno | Added |
| 27-Nov-2017 01:46 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2019 11:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 07-Aug-2019 11:15 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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