What happened
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On March 11, 2019, N40126 an Ayres thrush was involved in an incident when the aircraft landed in a orchard. The aircraft was returning from an agricultural application, 20 nautical miles (NM) away when the engine suddenly flamed out. The aircraft landed with minimal damage. There were no reported injuries.
During the investigation, there was a total of 11 gallons of fuel recovered from the header tank. However, there was no fuel between the firewall and the fuel filter. Additionally, there was no fuel found in the lines between the low and high-pressure fuel pump.
Note : when the reporting inspector (RI) arrived on the site, he notice that the low fuel waning light was illuminated and fuel tank gauge level, indicated low. A visual inspection of the fuel tanks indicates some fuel in both tanks, however it was minimal. 11 gallons were recovered, however the aircraft was sitting in a position that would allow the remainder fuel, gravity feed into the header tank. There were no contaminates found in the drained fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 11, 2019, N40126 AN AYRES THRUSH WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A ORCHARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION, 20 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FLAMED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.
DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 11 GALLONS OF FUEL RECOVERED FROM THE HEADER TANK. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE FUEL FILTER. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO FUEL FOUND IN THE LINES BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.
NOTE : WHEN THE REPORTING INSPECTOR (RI) ARRIVED ON THE SITE, HE NOTICE THAT THE LOW FUEL WANING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND FUEL TANK GAUGE LEVEL, INDICATED LOW. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS INDICATES SOME FUEL IN BOTH TANKS, HOWEVER IT WAS MINIMAL. 11 GALLONS WERE RECOVERED, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING IN A POSITION THAT WOULD ALLOW THE REMAINDER FUEL, GRAVITY FEED INTO THE HEADER TANK. THERE WERE NO CONTAMINATES FOUND IN THE DRAINED FUEL.
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