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FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Albany, GA · June 30, 2000

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Date
June 30, 2000 · 15:15 local
Place
Albany, GA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N8787V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA199
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Fatal injuries
0
N8787VRegistration cancelled Jun 20, 2017 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30319 · Built 1970Airframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine 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.

(-23)The purpose of the flight was to complete a flight review. The a/c start, runup, and takeoff was conducted with the fuel selector on the left main fuel tank. Ten (10) minutes into the flight, the pilot flying switched the fuel selector to the right auxiciallary tank and the engine failed. The flying pilot switched the fuel selector back to the left tank and placed the fuel pump to the up, "low", position, as was the airplane flight manual (AFM) procedure for air restart. Both pilots noted that there was no fuel pressure with the auxiliary fuel pump switch in the low (up) position. The engine did not restart and the a/c crashed in a wooded area 10 miles west of the Albany, Georgia airport (aby). During the investigation it was found that the right auxiliary tank had been run dry on the previous flight, the AFM states "in the event a fuel tank has been run dry and is refueld with the fuel selector off, or set on other than the noted tank, it is possible to have air in the lines. This should be eliminated by running up the engine on the noted tank or tanks".

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO COMPLETE A FLIGHT REVIEW. THE A/C START, RUNUP, AND TAKEOFF WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK. TEN (10) MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT FLYING SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT AUXICIALLARY TANK AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE FLYING PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO THE LEFT TANK AND PLACED THE FUEL PUMP TO THE UP, "LOW", POSITION, AS WAS THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL (AFM) PROCEDURE FOR AIR RESTART. BOTH PILOTS NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESSURE WITH THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP SWITCH IN THE LOW (UP) POSITION. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART AND THE A/C CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA 10 MILES WEST OF THE ALBANY, GEORGIA AIRPORT (ABY). DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK HAD BEEN RUN DRY ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT, THE AFM STATES "IN THE EVENT A FUEL TANK HAS BEEN RUN DRY AND IS REFUELD WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF, OR SET ON OTHER THAN THE NOTED TANK, IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE AIR IN THE LINES. THIS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED BY RUNNING UP THE ENGINE ON THE NOTED TANK OR TANKS".

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 MIA00LA199Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbany, GAThe dual student's failure to purge the fuel lines of air after a fuel tank was run dry on the previous flight and the failure of the electric fuel boost pump on or low position due to a loose wire which resulted in failure of the engine due to air in the…Jun 30, 2000 · Substantial damage