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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Rayville, LA · June 19, 2000

Date: June 19, 2000 · 10:40 local
Place: Rayville, LA
Airport: Hook Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N13LU
Reported as: Bbavia 7ECA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total150 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)Pilot topped off fuel prior to takeoff, engine stopped after 2.2 hours flight time. Investigation showed that fuel burn was higher than normal due to higher then normal power setting which was used during aerial application (normal fuel burn would give 3 hours of endurance with reserve). Company has set flight time limits at no more than 2.0 hours prior to refueling.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT TOPPED OFF FUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, ENGINE STOPPED AFTER 2.2 HOURS FLIGHT TIME. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT FUEL BURN WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL DUE TO HIGHER THEN NORMAL POWER SETTING WHICH WAS USED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION (NORMAL FUEL BURN WOULD GIVE 3 HOURS OF ENDURANCE WITH RESERVE). COMPANY HAS SET FLIGHT TIME LIMITS AT NO MORE THAN 2.0 HOURS PRIOR TO REFUELING.