- Date
- May 1, 1988, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Rolla, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9161CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880501011309A
- Case key
- 34491
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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
As the pilot approached the Rolla, Missouri airport he stated that he switched the fuel tank selector from the right tank to both tanks in preparation for landing. The pilot stated that he did not know which direction he moved the fuel selector valve. Engine lost power and would not respond to throttle movement. Pilot executed a forced landing but did not have adequate altitude to maneuver to the runway. The aircraft impacted approximately 150 yards short of the runway. The fuel selector was found in the off position. The aircraft engine was examined and run in a test cell. All engine parameters were within normal limits.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9161C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31260
- Airframe hours
- 2,661
- Engine
- Continental O-470K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Taylor, William E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 9, 1988
- Departed
- PLK · Point Lookout, MO
- Airport
- K07 · Rolla, runway 9, 3,020 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 929 total · 86 in this make and model · 819 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VIH, 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.
Other investigations on N9161C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.