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FAA incident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · Gallup, NM · June 2, 1996

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Date
June 2, 1996 · 16:15 local
Place
Gallup, NM
Airport
Gallup Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N859DF
Reported as
Diamon DA20A1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total40 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N859DFRegistration cancelled Jun 3, 2004 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1S/N 10140 · Built 1996Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on June 2, 1996, at approximately 0305 zulu, aircraft N859DF, a DV30, landed short of it's intended destination due to fuel starvation. The fuel shortage occurred on the fourth leg of a flight which originated at palwakee airport in chicago with the eventual destination of holbrook, Arizona. On this leg, the pilot reported having topped off with fuel at guymon, Oklahoma. He reported fuel starvation approximately 4 hours into the flight. The pilot stated that he should have had about 5 hours of flight time, and that he felt the engine was burning fuel at a higher rate than that shown in the aircraft flight manual. The pilot stated that with this type of engine (a Rotax) the fuel flow setup is totally automatic, without the pilot being able to lean the engine, as is normal. The pilot declared his situation to albuquerque center, and proceeded toward the Gallup airport. Approximately 10 minutes/12N.m. south of Gallup, the aircraft experienced fuel starvation and the pilot made an off airport landing. Neither the pilot nor passenger were injured. The aircraft incurred only minor damage to the prop. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 2, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0305 ZULU, AIRCRAFT N859DF, A DV30, LANDED SHORT OF IT'S INTENDED DESTINATION DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE FUEL SHORTAGE OCCURRED ON THE FOURTH LEG OF A FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED AT PALWAKEE AIRPORT IN CHICAGO WITH THE EVENTUAL DESTINATION OF HOLBROOK, ARIZONA. ON THIS LEG, THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL AT GUYMON, OKLAHOMA. HE REPORTED FUEL STARVATION APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE HAD ABOUT 5 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, AND THAT HE FELT THE ENGINE WAS BURNING FUEL AT A HIGHER RATE THAN THAT SHOWN IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE (A ROTAX) THE FUEL FLOW SETUP IS TOTALLY AUTOMATIC, WITHOUT THE PILOT BEING ABLE TO LEAN THE ENGINE, AS IS NORMAL. THE PILOT DECLARED HIS SITUATION TO ALBUQUERQUE CENTER, AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE GALLUP AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES/12N.M. SOUTH OF GALLUP, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION AND THE PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^