What happened
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10/30/2011 - Aircraft enroute from shepp airfield near salmon, id to Bend, OR lost power approximately 15 miles east of Bend, OR (S07). Pilot was was unable to re-start engine in flight. Aircraft landed on a service road in a field. On ground rollout, left wheel impacted debris on the ground and caused aircraft to flip over longitudinally. Aircraft came to rest in an inverted position. The pilot and two passengers were able to exit aircraft with no reported injuries. During subsequent investigations in was determined that the aircraft fuel slector valve was in the "left" fuel tank position. The pilot estimated that he had approximately 25 gallons of fuel in each tank at departure from shepp. The takeoff was conducted with the fuel tank selector in the "both" position. Approximately 20 minutes after takeoff, the pilot selected the "left" tank to correct a slight fuel imbalance in the tanks. The pilot stated that he neglected to reselect "both" during the remainder of the flight. During the post accident investigation, approximately 23 gallons of fuel were recovered from the right wing and approximately 6 gallons wer recovered from the left wing. The aircraft flight manual indictes that there are approximately 3 gallons (per side) of unusable fuel in the aircraft's fuel system. The aircraft manufacturer reported that if the aircraft were left in an inverted position for an extended period of time, it was probable that several gallons of fuel could have transferred between tanks due to gravity feed. The aircraft was disassembled and relocated to a storage area pending completion of the NTSB investigation.
As the FAA filed it
10/30/2011 - AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM SHEPP AIRFIELD NEAR SALMON, ID TO BEND, OR LOST POWER APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES EAST OF BEND, OR (S07). PILOT WAS WAS UNABLE TO RE-START ENGINE IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A SERVICE ROAD IN A FIELD. ON GROUND ROLLOUT, LEFT WHEEL IMPACTED DEBRIS ON THE GROUND AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER LONGITUDINALLY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT AIRCRAFT WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.DURING SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIONS IN WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SLECTOR VALVE WAS IN THE "LEFT" FUEL TANK POSITION. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH TANK AT DEPARTURE FROM SHEPP. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR IN THE "BOTH" POSITION. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT SELECTED THE "LEFT" TANK TO CORRECT A SLIGHT FUEL IMBALANCE IN THE TANKS.THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NEGLECTED TO RESELECT "BOTH" DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT.DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, APPROXIMATELY 23 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RIGHT WING AND APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS WER RECOVERED FROM THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL INDICTES THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 3 GALLONS (PER SIDE) OF UNUSABLE FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER REPORTED THAT IF THE AIRCRAFT WERE LEFT IN AN INVERTED POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, IT WAS PROBABLE THAT SEVERAL GALLONS OF FUEL COULD HAVE TRANSFERRED BETWEEN TANKS DUE TO GRAVITY FEED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND RELOCATED TO A STORAGE AREA PENDING COMPLETION OF THE NTSB INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
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