# Accident 20000722004599A: Conaer LA4200, Logan, WV, July 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2000, 14:50 local time
- Place: Logan, WV
- Airport: Logan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8391° N, 81.9792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8391&lon=-81.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 688 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722004599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM AIKEN, NC (AIK) TO LOGAN, WV (6L4). ON DECENT-APPROACH TO 6L4 THE ENGINE QUIT FORCING THE PILOT TO MAKE AN OFF AIRFIELD LANDING ONTO THE AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DRY ALONG WITH THE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM.  FOUR GALLONS WERE ADDED TO THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUN WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.                          (.4) THE PILOT DEPARTED AT 1130 FOR A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH 40 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. HE ANTICIPATED THAT THE FLIGHT WOULD TAKE 3 HOURS, AND HE HAD 4 HOURS OF FUEL ON BOARD. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD TO DIVERT AROUND HIS PLANNED ROUTE FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT, HE ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT DETERMINED HE COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY AND LANDED ON AN ADJACENT ROAD, AT 1450. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY WHILE ON THE APPROACH. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY DRY. IN ADDITION, NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINES OR THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER. WHEN 4 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE A IRPLANE, THE ENGINE STARTED WITHOUT HESITATION AND RAN CONTINUOUSLY.

## 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 NYC00LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA205), Jul 22, 2000: Lake LA-4-200 (N12SF), Logan, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion of the engine due to improper fuel consumption calculations performed by the pilot.

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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