# Accident 19970907046429A: Shutt Richard A MARQUART MA5 CHARGER, Pecos, TX, September 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1997, 15:55 local time
- Place: Pecos, TX
- Airport: Pecos Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3991° N, 103.5006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3991&lon=-103.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shutt Richard A MARQUART MA5 CHARGER (registry code 05655DQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/shutt-richard-a-marquart-ma5-charger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907046429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERING THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO LINE UP WITH THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. HE LANDED BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BERM, COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND THE WING SPAR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE READY INFORMATION AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL CONSUMPTION AND UNUSABLE FUEL. AIRPORT PERSONNEL COULD ONLY OBSERVE A TRACE OF FUEL IN THE TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA359), Sep 7, 1997: Shutt Marquart MA-5 (N82ND), Pecos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during a forced landing following a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for an undetermined reason. Factors were the gusty winds and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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