From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While practicing emergency procedures (engine out) the student turned the fuel switch off instead of switching to the other tank. The student was briefed on the appropriate procedure but failed to accomplish the task correctly. The instructor was in the rear seat and could not see the students action but confirmed it verbally (switched fuel tank). When the instructorasked the student to return to normal operations power was applied without response (no fuel). The aircraft landed in the desert with minor damage to the aircraft, and minor injuries to pilot and student.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PRACTICING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (ENGINE OUT) THE STUDENT TURNED THE FUEL SWITCH OFF INSTEAD OF SWITCHING TO THE OTHER TANK. THE STUDENT WAS BRIEFED ON THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE BUT FAILED TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK CORRECTLY. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AND COULD NOT SEE THE STUDENTS ACTION BUT CONFIRMED IT VERBALLY (SWITCHED FUEL TANK). WHEN THE INSTRUCTORASKED THE STUDENT TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS POWER WAS APPLIED WITHOUT RESPONSE (NO FUEL). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE DESERT WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND STUDENT.
Other reports on N4101E · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.