# Incident 19990629034309I: Amrgen AA5B, Boyne Falls, MI, June 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1999, 19:00 local time
- Place: Boyne Falls, MI
- Airport: Boyne Mountain Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1658° N, 84.9241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOYNE MOUNTAIN (BFA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1658&lon=-84.9241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28651, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28651) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990629034309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) RIGHT FUEL TANK RAN DRY DURING CRUISE AT 4000'. PILOT COULD SEE THE BOYNE FALLS AIRPORT ABOUT 4 MILES AHEAD AND FIGURED HE COULD MAKE THE AIRPORT.  THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS NOT INITIATED FOR ENGINE OUT IN FLIGHT. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WITH FUEL REMAINING WAS NOT SELECTED.  WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT HE LANDED IN A PASTURE GOING THROUGH TWO FENCE ROWS.  AFTER THE LANDING THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE.

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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