IDAHO FALLS, ID, USA
N1436X
PIPER PA28-140
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT & HAD REFUELED AT TWIN FALLS, ID. WHEN SHE TOOK OFF, BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FULL. WHILE DESCENDING THRU ABOUT 6000 FT, NEAR THE DESTINATION ARPT, THE ENG SPUTTERED & QUIT RUNNING. THE STUDENT ENRICHED THE MIXTURE, CHECKED THE PRIMER & TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP, BUT DID NOT SWITCH FUEL TANKS. SHE HAD BEEN USING FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK ONLY. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON SOFT, UNEVEN TERRAIN, COVERED WITH SAGEBRUSH & THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY & THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKS. THE ELEVATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 5489 FT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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