MOLOKAI, HI, USA
N31914
PIPER PA-28-181
THE PILOT HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED OUT IN A C-172 WHICH HE HAD BEEN FLYING THE PAST 3 DAYS. HE THEN SWITCHED ACFT AND THIS FLT WAS IN A PA-28. THE C-172 TANK SELECTOR HAS A BOTH TANKS POSITION AND THE PA-28 DOES NOT. THE TANK SELECTOR WAS ON LEFT TANK WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO ANOTHER POSITION BUT DID NOT CHECK IT VISUALLY DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE. AFTER THE LANDING THE SELECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANK. THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY, THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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