- Date
- November 17, 1992, 15:12 local (20:12 UTC)
- Place
- Dublin, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4488KRyan Navion
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921117047199A
- Case key
- 11885
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Probable cause
Improper adjustment of the fuel pressure regulator which produced an inadequate fuel flow and subsequent fuel starvation. Factors related to the accident were: the rough terrain and trees in the emergency landing area.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, the engine stopped running during cruise flight. Fuel was available, but the engine could not be restarted. During an emergency wheels-up landing on rough terrain, the airplane slid into a tree. Examination of the fuel system revealed that the fuel pressure regulator was adjusted to a minimum pressure setting. About 4 PSI of fuel pressure was available; a minimum of 10 PSI was needed for the pressure carburetor to operate. With the line from the engine driven fuel pump to the fuel pressure regulator blocked (for a test), the fuel pressure would read in excess of 15 PSI. No reason was found for the improper adjustment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4488K
- Reported as
- Ryan Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV4-1488
- Airframe hours
- 1,323
- Engine
- Continental E-185-9, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael G. Quinlan
- Registered owner
- Michael G. Quinlan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1992 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- BTP · Butler City, PA
- Destination
- 27J · Newbury, SC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 2,216 total · 22 in this make and model · 2,116 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ROA, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.