20010514010329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · Chandler, AZ · May 14, 2001

Date: May 14, 2001 · 11:06 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N606DA
Reported as: Diamon DA20A1
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total50 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N606DARegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2010 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1S/N 10159 · Built 1996 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Aircraft engine stopped running due to fuel starvation. Aircraft was enroute from sedona, AZ. Pilot made an off airport landing in a field slightly damaging the nose wheel cowl. Fuel tank sump had about 4 oz. Of fuel remaining in the tank. Pilot reports that the fuel gauage indicated slightly less than 1/4 of a tank of fuel remaining. Chief instructor of flight school indicated that the fuel gauge indicated 1/8 of a tank when he arrived at the filed. Only a few ounces of fuel were sumped from the aircraft by the chief instructor. An evaluation of the pilots flight planning has been scheduled. A safety recommendation is planned to placard the aircraft fuel gauge and to mandate compliance with a factory "alert service bulletin".

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM SEDONA, AZ. PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD SLIGHTLY DAMAGING THE NOSE WHEEL COWL. FUEL TANK SUMP HAD ABOUT 4 OZ. OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK. PILOT REPORTS THAT THE FUEL GAUAGE INDICATED SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL REMAINING. CHIEF INSTRUCTOR OF FLIGHT SCHOOL INDICATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/8 OF A TANK WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE FILED. ONLY A FEW OUNCES OF FUEL WERE SUMPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY THE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR. AN EVALUATION OF THE PILOTS FLIGHT PLANNING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION IS PLANNED TO PLACARD THE AIRCRAFT FUEL GAUGE AND TO MANDATE COMPLIANCE WITH A FACTORY "ALERT SERVICE BULLETIN".