2019 PR-ZJO Brazil

[Nev]

This mishap was shared on the forum by the owner so that we could all learn from his experience.

Brief excerpt:
About 2.5 miles from the runway I entered a left base. Still with power and a slow climb. After wings leveled in the left base the engine quit. No sputtering, no signal. Just 2200 rpm to nothing.

Later when we began removing the wings we discovered that I had 10 litters in the left tank and 55.5 in the right. This does not included the limited quantity that was spilled during the removal process.

1. Link to the forum discussion here with the full owner report on page two.

2. Link to the Aviation Safety Network records here.

3. English translation of the Brazilian Report here: Bearhawk Amazon English.pdf

[Bissetg]

This is interesting reading and great to see no serious injuries.

There was a significant amount of discussion around fuel systems on another thread that I believe at least in part was prompted by this accident.

I hadn’t realised he had two similar events a year apart in different aircraft types, it’s disappointing to see that the investigation was abandoned on both of these events and nothing conclusive was determined.

Caution must be exercised in making changes to designed fuel systems based on partial or incomplete information.

As I’ve said before, I’m satisfied with my standard 4B fuel system.

The assumption that the fuel system design was contributory to this accident may not be correct.