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FAA incident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Ft Worth, TX · April 22, 1999

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Date
April 22, 1999 · 17:30 local
Place
Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2561Z
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO360*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,500 total400 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N2561ZRegistered now · Bellanca 8KCABS/N 353-77 · Built 1977Airframe modelBellanca 8KCABEngine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 22, 1999, at approximately 5:30AM, a decathlon N2561Z, made an off-airport landing approximatley 4 miles east of Alliance airport, Texas. There was one pilot and a passenger on board, there were no injuries or damage to the aircraft. The flight originated in asheville, n.c., and three fuel stops were made prior to the engine failure due to fuel starvation. Our investigation and an ispection of the aircraft and its fuel systems revealed the most probable cause of the fuel starvation was a worn fuel-cap gasket. This was verified by a letter from the A&P.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 22, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30AM, A DECATHLON N2561Z, MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATLEY 4 MILES EAST OF ALLIANCE AIRPORT, TEXAS. THERE WAS ONE PILOT AND A PASSENGER ON BOARD, THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN ASHEVILLE, N.C., AND THREE FUEL STOPS WERE MADE PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. OUR INVESTIGATION AND AN ISPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS FUEL SYSTEMS REVEALED THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FUEL STARVATION WAS A WORN FUEL-CAP GASKET. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY A LETTER FROM THE A&P.