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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Lake Quinalt, WA · June 4, 2000

Date: June 4, 2000 · 11:00 local
Place: Lake Quinalt, WA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7737K
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA00LA098
Reported as: Piper PA20

N7737KRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2020 · Piper PA-20S/N 20-560 · Built 1950 Airframe modelPiper PA-20 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) During cruise flight, approx. 2 hours after departure from port angeles, WA. Pilot switched from right to left fuel tank. Within one minute of this action, the engine quit. Pilot moved fuel selector back to right tank with no effect on engine. Pilot then moved fuel selector back to left tank again with no engine effect. Pilot moved fuel selector back to right tank again with no effect on engine. Forced landing made in a logging company sortin yard. A/c landed hard, came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, APPROX. 2 HOURS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PORT ANGELES, WA. PILOT SWITCHED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT FUEL TANK. WITHIN ONE MINUTE OF THIS ACTION, THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT MOVED FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO RIGHT TANK WITH NO EFFECT ON ENGINE. PILOT THEN MOVED FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO LEFT TANK AGAIN WITH NO ENGINE EFFECT. PILOT MOVED FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO RIGHT TANK AGAIN WITH NO EFFECT ON ENGINE. FORCED LANDING MADE IN A LOGGING COMPANY SORTIN YARD. A/C LANDED HARD, CAME TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA00LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportQuinault, WAFuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to position the fuel selector valve to the proper/correct position while switching fuel tanks. Factors include unreliable fuel selector valve position detents, having no suitable terrain in which to execute a forced…Jun 4, 2000 · Substantial damage