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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR · Savannah, GA · September 30, 2000

Date: September 30, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place: Savannah, GA
Airport: Savannah International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N213TC
Reported as: Amtr Glasair
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total200 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N213TCRegistered now · Castlebary Tom GLASAIRS/N 213 · Built 1983 Airframe modelCastlebary Tom GLASAIR Engine modelLycoming 0-340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)N213TC, a Glasair, was enroute from wabash, IN. (Iwh) to savanna, GA. (Sav). The PIC of N213T stated that prior to departure from iwh the aircraft had been service full fuel tanks, 44 gallons of fuel. Under those conditions privacy data omitted ^, the PIC, stated that the endurance should 5 hours. After 3.5 hours, and approaching sav N213TC, experienced fuel exhaustion. N213TC made on off airport landing with no damage. N213TC was refueled and flown to sav where investigation determined that it only required 29 gallons of fuel to fill the tanks. The aircraft was flown back to iwh where maintenance determined that the right wing fuel vent line was blocked and the aircraft was unable to use all the fuel in the right wing privacy data omitted ^ advised that a m&d report was being filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)N213TC, A GLASAIR, WAS ENROUTE FROM WABASH, IN. (IWH) TO SAVANNA, GA. (SAV). THE PIC OF N213T STATED THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM IWH THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SERVICE FULL FUEL TANKS, 44 GALLONS OF FUEL. UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS ^PRIVACY ^, THE PIC, STATED THAT THE ENDURANCE SHOULD 5 HOURS. AFTER 3.5 HOURS, AND APPROACHING SAV N213TC, EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION. N213TC MADE ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE. N213TC WAS REFUELED AND FLOWN TO SAV WHERE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT IT ONLY REQUIRED 29 GALLONS OF FUEL TO FILL THE TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO IWH WHERE MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT WING FUEL VENT LINE WAS BLOCKED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO USE ALL THE FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING ^PRIVACY ^ ADVISED THAT A M&D REPORT WAS BEING FILED.