ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147323
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Date: | Wednesday 1 August 2012 |
Time: | 18:55 |
Type: | Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3442Z |
MSN: | 22-7361 |
Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2808 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Near Arcata Airport - KACV, McKinleyville, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Chico, CA (CIC) |
Destination airport: | Eureka, CA (ACV) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot said that he had just acquired the airplane and was flying his first cross-country flight in it. He was not monitoring the fuel quantity in the left and right fuel tanks, because he thought the fuel selector was positioned to both tanks. However, the fuel selector was positioned to the left tank for the entire trip. On short final at his destination, the airplane’s engine lost power due to fuel starvation. The pilot performed a forced landing, which bent and wrinkled the fuselage and wings. The pilot had a total flight time of about 150 hours of which only 5 hours were in the accident airplane make and model.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane make and model and his lack of knowledge regarding the fuel system.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | WPR12CA340 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register:
http://www.times-standard.com/breakingnews/ci_21214894/small-plane-crash-mckinleyville-wounds-pilots-pride http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3442Z https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/03_3442Z.txt Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Aug-2012 08:59 |
Geno |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:28 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
28-Nov-2017 13:17 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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