ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70424
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 December 2009 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 114 |
| Owner/operator: | Staples Investment Group |
| Registration: | N5872N |
| MSN: | 14417 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3902 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In a field near the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Monroe, GA (D73) |
| Alabaster, AL (EET) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was conducting an instrument-flight-rules flight with an estimated flight time of 1 hour and 33 minutes. He encountered unanticipated headwinds along the route of flight, and as he neared his destination airport he learned that weather conditions had deteriorated below minimums. The pilot diverted to a nearby airport, but was unable to complete the approach due to a windshear encounter. He then diverted to a third airport and reported that he was concerned about the airplane's available fuel. The pilot again aborted his first approach due to a windshear encounter and during a subsequent approach the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field prior to the runway. The airplane's nose and left main landing gears collapsed upon contact with a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2009 12:47 | RobertMB | Added |
| 09-Dec-2009 12:49 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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