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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Fisher · Kerrville, TX · October 17, 1997

Date: October 17, 1997 · 13:50 local
Place: Kerrville, TX
Airport: Kerrville Municipal/Louis Schreiner
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N931RA
Reported as: Amtr Fisher
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 in this make and model

N931RARegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2013 · Morton Ronald S FISHER CLASSICS/N C093 · Built 1994 Airframe modelMorton Ronald S FISHER CLASSIC Engine 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 10/17/97, at approximately 1:50 pm CDT, the pilot in command, MS. Delores y. morton, stated that she lost power while flying her experimental aircraft, N931RA, from schertz, Texas enroute to Kerrville, Texas, 1.5 miles east of the city of Kerrville, Texas at altitude of 2500 feet MSL. The pilot stated that she thought she had transferred enough fuel from the auxiliary fuel tank to the main fuel tank, but the fuel site gage had malfunctioned, causing her to believe that there was sufficient fuel in the main tank. The aircraft sustained moderate damage after a forced landing in an open field.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 10/17/97, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:50 PM CDT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MS. DELORES Y. MORTON, STATED THAT SHE LOST POWER WHILE FLYING HER EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N931RA, FROM SCHERTZ, TEXAS ENROUTE TO KERRVILLE, TEXAS, 1.5 MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF KERRVILLE, TEXAS AT ALTITUDE OF 2500 FEET MSL. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD TRANSFERRED ENOUGH FUEL FROM THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK TO THE MAIN FUEL TANK, BUT THE FUEL SITE GAGE HAD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING HER TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN THE MAIN TANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE AFTER A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD.