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FAA incident report · Amtr VANS RV-6 · Fort Collins, CO · July 29, 2001

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Date
July 29, 2001 · 15:30 local
Place
Fort Collins, CO
Airport
Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N192DP
Reported as
Amtr VANSRV6
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,443 total187 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N192DPRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2002 · Piermattei Donald L VANS RV-6S/N 22913 · Built 1998Airframe modelPiermattei Donald L VANS RV-6Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was on final approach to runway 15 when the engine quit. The pilot said it seemed to be fuel starvation, but stated it was too late (too close to the ground) for him to divert his attention to switching over the fuel tanks and he force landed approximately 1000 feet short of the runway. Afterwards, he checked the quantity in the tank and it measured approximately five gallons, about thirty minutes flying time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15 WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT SAID IT SEEMED TO BE FUEL STARVATION, BUT STATED IT WAS TOO LATE (TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND) FOR HIM TO DIVERT HIS ATTENTION TO SWITCHING OVER THE FUEL TANKS AND HE FORCE LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AFTERWARDS, HE CHECKED THE QUANTITY IN THE TANK AND IT MEASURED APPROXIMATELY FIVE GALLONS, ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES FLYING TIME.