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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Culpeper, VA · May 26, 2000

Date: May 26, 2000 · 16:43 local
Place: Culpeper, VA
Airport: Culpeper County Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4628C
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental GO300B
Pilot’s flight hours: 580 total140 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N4628CRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 25572 · Built 1953 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)On may 26, 2000, N4628C departed runway 22, Culpeper, VA (W49) on a personal flight subsequent to maintenance having been performed on the fuel selector valve. During climbout, at approximately 900 feet MSL, the engine quit due to duel starvation. The aircraft landed in a "recently cut hayfield". The pilot reported that during his preflight he misread his fuel gauages, stating the indicator needle partiall covered the "e", which caused him to read "f".

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON MAY 26, 2000, N4628C DEPARTED RUNWAY 22, CULPEPER, VA (W49) ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT SUBSEQUENT TO MAINTENANCE HAVING BEEN PERFORMED ON THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. DURING CLIMBOUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO DUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A "RECENTLY CUT HAYFIELD". THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS PREFLIGHT HE MISREAD HIS FUEL GAUAGES, STATING THE INDICATOR NEEDLE PARTIALL COVERED THE "E", WHICH CAUSED HIM TO READ "F".