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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ronald Hale WHITTMAN TAILWIND · Orient, OH · July 12, 2018

Date
July 12, 2018 · 18:15 local
Place
Orient, OH
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N619NT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18LA275
Reported as
Ronald Hale Whittman Tailwind
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
31,000 total10 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Mixture control modified from original industry standard configuration of full forward (in) for full rich to full forward for lean (fuel cutoff).

As a result, the fuel was inadvertently cut-off during flight causing the engine to stop resulting in an emergency landing in a field.

As the FAA filed it

MIXTURE CONTROL MODIFIED FROM ORIGINAL INDUSTRY STANDARD CONFIGURATION OF FULL FORWARD (IN) FOR FULL RICH TO FULL FORWARD FOR LEAN (FUEL CUTOFF).

AS A RESULT, THE FUEL WAS INADVERTENTLY CUT-OFF DURING FLIGHT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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