ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207258
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| Date: | Thursday 8 March 2018 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Lancair Legacy |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Legacy, LLC |
| Registration: | N60JN |
| MSN: | L2K-263 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 310 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McLennan County, south Moody, north of Temple, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) |
| Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After leveling off at 9,500 ft, the airline transport pilot switched the fuel selector from the right to the left fuel tank of the experimental, amateur-built airplane. He noticed a change in the sound of the engine, a decline in fuel flow, and a partial loss of engine power. He switched back to the right fuel tank and turned on the auxiliary fuel pump, but this did not correct the problem. Realizing that he would not be able to glide to a nearby airport, the pilot made a forced landing in a plowed field. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed no discrepancies that would have precluded normal operation. The fuel selector was found separated just below the selector handle, and the selector valve was found in the 90-percent-closed position. The fuel selector assembly showed extensive wear. It is likely that the fuel selector separated with the valve in an intermediate position when the pilot changed the fuel selector handle position, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the nearly closed fuel valve.
Probable Cause: The failure of the fuel selector valve in a nearly closed position, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N60JN
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 2011 | N817CB | private | 0 | San Jose, California | |
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Location
Media:
This plane ended up in a field a mile away from the Temple airport this morning after an engine problem developed https://t.co/Ug2ttxFppx #fox44tx pic.twitter.com/FY6uyJjnwM
— KWKT FOX 44 (@KWKTFOX44) 8 mars 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2018 16:04 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Mar-2018 18:37 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Mar-2019 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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