KETCHIKAN, AK, USA
N6336E
CESSNA A185F
THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING AS THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLT HAD SELECTED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, ALTHOUGH THE NORMAL PROCEDURES IN THE OPERATING MANUAL STATED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON BOTH. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, BUT THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED APRX 8 GAL OF FUEL. THE PLT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAGES HAD PROVIDED A FALSE INDICATION; HE HAD SELECTED THE RIGHT TANK SINCE THE FUEL GAGE INDICATED IT HAD MORE FUEL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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