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Originally Posted by KNS
On most Astars the fuel shutoff valve is located near the floor between the pilot and front seat passenger. There is a small gauge safety wire on it that is made to be broken with a good tug/pull. I could see a strap possiblly getting wrapped around it and yanked.
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Was hoping you would weigh in.
I can't believe they are still configured like that (an no AD's issued). I am pretty sure I've heard the same thing causing incidents with other Squirrels.
Still, I would think that checking it would either be part of the re-light procedure, or at the very least, the auto-rotation procedure.
If you went to shut it off prior to auto-rotation, and noticed it was already off, I would think you would have a "light bulb" moment and push it back down and try another re-light.
Obviously, time (airspeed/altitude) is a huge factor, and it's all just speculation/armchair QB'ing at this point...