20010819023839A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Gibson, GA · August 19, 2001

Date: August 19, 2001 · 08:30 local
Place: Gibson, GA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N232CD
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA01LA222

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What happened

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

(-23) According to pilot's report, pilot was using stormscope to avoid thunderstorms when aircraft entered a storm cell that subjected the airplane to a downdraft, followed by updraft forces. The aircraft's engine quit. The pilot could not restart the engine. The aircraft made a forced landing in a farmer's field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO PILOT'S REPORT, PILOT WAS USING STORMSCOPE TO AVOID THUNDERSTORMS WHEN AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STORM CELL THAT SUBJECTED THE AIRPLANE TO A DOWNDRAFT, FOLLOWED BY UPDRAFT FORCES. THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA01LA222Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitchell, GAThe poor in-flight planning by the pilot-in-command resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Aug 19, 2001 · Substantial damage