ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25830
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| Date: | Sunday 16 February 2003 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Kansas Air Center Inc. |
| Registration: | N130CM |
| MSN: | 31-7652142 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8337 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Manhattan, KS (MHK) |
| Cincinnati, OH (LUK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he planned the estimated the 726 statute mile flight would take approximately 3 hours and 46 minutes, with one stop to pick up cargo. The available fuel for the flight was 182 gallons, which equaled an approximate 4 hour and 55 minutes endurance, assuming a 40 gallon per hour fuel burn. The flight proceeded uneventfully to the first stop; the airplane was not fueled, and it departed. As the flight neared the destination airport, the pilot began to get nervous because the main tanks were "going fast." He switched to the auxiliary fuel tanks, to "get all of the fuel out of them," and switched back to the main tanks. While executing an approach to the airport, the pilot advised the approach controller that he had lost power to the right engine, and then shortly thereafter, reported losing power to the left engine. The pilot elected to perform a forced landing to a railroad yard. After touching down, the left wing struck a four-foot high dirt mound, and separated from the main fuselage. The airplane came to rest upright on a railroad track. The pilot additionally stated that the loss of power to both engines was due to fuel exhaustion, and poor fuel planning.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inaccurate in-flight planning and fuel consumption calculations, and his improper decision not to land and refuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030226X00261&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=130CM
3. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N130CM
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 05:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2015 01:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 17-Oct-2017 13:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2017 13:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Damage] |
| 17-Oct-2017 13:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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