19970827024259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S · Mountain View, AR · August 27, 1997

Date: August 27, 1997 · 18:40 local
Place: Mountain View, AR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9QT
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA332
Reported as: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S
Fatal injuries: 0

N9QTRegistered now · Aviat PITTS S-2BS/N 5354 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAviat PITTS S-2B Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Aircraft engine quit, made emergency landing. (-23) pilot new to aircraft, misread fuel indicator, aircraft ran out of fuel. Pilot landed in open field, rolled through wire fence, went up on top left wing. Damage to top left wing spar, composite propspinner, lower belly skin, rudder and tail wheel spring.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. (-23) PILOT NEW TO AIRCRAFT, MISREAD FUEL INDICATOR, AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT LANDED IN OPEN FIELD, ROLLED THROUGH WIRE FENCE, WENT UP ON TOP LEFT WING. DAMAGE TO TOP LEFT WING SPAR, COMPOSITE PROPSPINNER, LOWER BELLY SKIN, RUDDER AND TAIL WHEEL SPRING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA332Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMountain View, ARFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Aug 27, 1997 · Substantial damage