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FAA incident report · Cessna A185E · Juneau, AK · April 30, 1998

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Date
April 30, 1998 · 14:30 local
Place
Juneau, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2794J
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N2794JRegistered now · Cessna A185ES/N 185-1546 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna A185EEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: office tracking number: ial 05980002. The engine lost power on takeoff. Investigation revealed that the fuel selector valve had been rotated 180 degrees out from the "both on" position. The plastic guard that would have prevented this had been cut away and removed from the fuel selector assembly. When in this position the fuel selector gave the illusion that "both on" had been selected.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: OFFICE TRACKING NUMBER: IAL 05980002. THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE HAD BEEN ROTATED 180 DEGREES OUT FROM THE "BOTH ON" POSITION. THE PLASTIC GUARD THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS HAD BEEN CUT AWAY AND REMOVED FROM THE FUEL SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. WHEN IN THIS POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR GAVE THE ILLUSION THAT "BOTH ON" HAD BEEN SELECTED.