ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242765
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 September 2020 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T45 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Airworks LLC |
| Registration: | N3298M |
| MSN: | T45-010DC |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6650 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madison County East of Jackson, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Jackson-McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN (MKL/KMKL) |
| Jackson, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was spreading crop seed on a field about 150-200 ft above ground level (agl) when the engine lost all power. He selected a road between trees and a powerline for a forced landing. The airplane reportedly stalled about 10 ft above the road, touched down hard, and the landing gear collapsed. The airplane slid on its belly until the left wing struck a tree and the airplane came to a stop, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. Examination of the wreckage revealed no fuel in ether fuel tank, no fuel spillage, and only contained trace amounts of fuel in the fuel lines. At the time of the accident, the airplane had been in operation for about 3 hours, which the owner reported was the airplane's maximum fuel endurance. The pilot reported that he normally used a cockpit-mounted timer to keep track of the airplane's fuel endurance but did not normally fly the accident airplane, which was not equipped with this feature.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately monitor his fuel supply, resulting in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA333
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2020 01:06 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Sep-2020 01:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 23-Sep-2020 13:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 19:20 | rudy | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative]] |
| 02-Jul-2022 19:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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