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FAA incident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Arcadia, FL · May 24, 1999

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Date
May 24, 1999 · 15:00 local
Place
Arcadia, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
SELCU
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
630 total600 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Swedish-registered acft was on a ferry flight when the engine quit, and the acft made a crash-landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.23)pilot stated he landed in filed because of engine trouble. During this landing the aircraft received damage to the right wing tip and wheel pants. The pilot removed the wing tip and wheel pants. He said he ran up the aircraft and that the engine was running normal, and he decided to take off. About ten miles after take off the engine quit and he made a landing in an field causing more damage to the aircraft. Inspection of the aircraft revealed it was out of fuel. The gascalator drain was open when I arrived at the scene, and I did not smell fuel or see any dead grass below the drain. Also I did not see any fuel atains on the aircraft that would indicatethe drain was open of that there was a fuel leak during the flight. Block 40 explanation of issues involved 91.7 pilot took off from incident scene number one in a unairworthy aircraft after he removed the damaged right wing tip. 91.151 pilot departed without fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions.

As the FAA filed it

SWEDISH-REGISTERED ACFT WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT, AND THE ACFT MADE A CRASH-LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.23)PILOT STATED HE LANDED IN FILED BECAUSE OF ENGINE TROUBLE. DURING THIS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND WHEEL PANTS. THE PILOT REMOVED THE WING TIP AND WHEEL PANTS. HE SAID HE RAN UP THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMAL, AND HE DECIDED TO TAKE OFF. ABOUT TEN MILES AFTER TAKE OFF THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE MADE A LANDING IN AN FIELD CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE GASCALATOR DRAIN WAS OPEN WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, AND I DID NOT SMELL FUEL OR SEE ANY DEAD GRASS BELOW THE DRAIN. ALSO I DID NOT SEE ANY FUEL ATAINS ON THE AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD INDICATETHE DRAIN WAS OPEN OF THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK DURING THE FLIGHT. BLOCK 40 EXPLANATION OF ISSUES INVOLVED 91.7 PILOT TOOK OFF FROM INCIDENT SCENE NUMBER ONE IN A UNAIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT AFTER HE REMOVED THE DAMAGED RIGHT WING TIP. 91.151 PILOT DEPARTED WITHOUT FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS.