ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223427
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| Date: | 26-AUG-2018 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1701Q |
| C/n / msn: | 15073001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eldorado, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (LVJ) |
| Pecos, TX (PEQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The pilot reported that he departed with 26 gallons of fuel. He added that, about 3.5 hours into the flight, he asked flight following where the closest airports were because he had become concerned that he was “near the fuel limit.” During their exchange, the engine lost power. He declared an emergency, rocked the wings, applied full-rich mixture, and restarted the engine, “which worked [for] 15 seconds or less.” He then conducted an emergency landing near the end of a road, and the airplane bounced, veered left, impacted a pipe, and the nose landing gear collapsed.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20180827X84157&key=1
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2019 09:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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