- Date
- September 5, 1983, 18:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Waynesville, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2562NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830905045979A
- Case key
- 12334
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Analysis
The plt reported that while in the traffic pattern to land, he slipped the acft on downwind, and again on final apch, to lose altitude. Also, he stated that the right control wheel had hit an attache' case on the right seat & the apch was not good, so he elected to go-around. As the acft crossed the east end of the rwy, the eng quit & restarted again. Since he knew the right fuel tank was nearly empty, he did not switch fuel tanks. He 'began a shallow right turn to be sure that the fuel in the right tank was back at the tank outlet.' The eng started & quit several times. Then the acft collided with trees. The plt recommended making more fuel stops, but reported there were not enough places with 80 octane fuel. Reportedly, the fuel supply was low enough to allow unporting of the line inlet in the tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2562N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12818
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward J. Simpson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1983 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- 49C · Camplake, MI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 401 · Waynesville, runway 8, 3,200 × 125 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 764 total · 250 in this make and model · 635 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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