ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185524
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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 1996 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hispano HA-200A Saeta |
| Owner/operator: | Gregory K. Hiser |
| Registration: | N3179K |
| MSN: | 20-46 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 840 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca MOUBORE IIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elk City, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wichita, KS (KICT) |
| Childress, TX (KCDS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in cruise flight the airplane experienced a fuel feed problem from the left wing tip fuel tank to the rear fuselage fuel tank. The pilot made the decision to execute a precautionary landing at the Elk City Municipal Airport to correct the fuel imbalance problem. While on short final to runway 17, at approximately 100 feet AGL, the pilot attempted to jettison the fuel from both wing tip fuel tanks in order to maintain aircraft control. The jettison cap opened fully on the right wing tip tank and only opened partially on the left wing tip tank. The pilot applied full right aileron and rudder; however, the airplane's left wing tip 'hit' the grass to the left of the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the runway to the left, crossed a drainage ditch, and came to rest upright approximately 650 feet from the runway. Examination of the left wing tip fuel tank revealed that the dump cable release was binding, and initially pulling on the cable did not retract the one ball bearing found protruding from the cylinder wall. After pulling the cable about 10 times it freed up and began to retract the ball bearing.
Probable Cause: The loss of aircraft control due to a fuel imbalance as a result of a partial failure of the fuel jettison system. A factor was that fuel could not be transferred from the left wing tip fuel tank to the rear fuselage fuel tank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA007
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2016 16:54 | TB | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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