20011204034349A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Whitty Philip MUSTANG II · Hamstead, NC · December 4, 2001

Date: December 4, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place: Hamstead, NC
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N888PW
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL02LA016

N888PWRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2004 · Whitty Philip MUSTANG IIS/N 1699 · Built 2001 Airframe modelWhitty Philip MUSTANG II Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot states that he had approximately 32 gallons of fuel onboard at the time of departure. He stated that he had been flying for approximately 45 minutes and was returning to topsail airport. In cruise at 2000 ft. mls, "it stopped pumping fuel." The pilot looked at the fuel pressure gauge and it was below 15 PSI. He turned on the electric boost pump and the pressure went above 20 PSI. Although the engine was windmilling, it never started again. The pilot selected a field that was clear of trees and executed an emergency landing. The aircraft touched down in a soft field and traveled less than 50 feet before flipping over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 32 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AND WAS RETURNING TO TOPSAIL AIRPORT. IN CRUISE AT 2000 FT. MLS, "IT STOPPED PUMPING FUEL." THE PILOT LOOKED AT THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE AND IT WAS BELOW 15 PSI. HE TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP AND THE PRESSURE WENT ABOVE 20 PSI. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS WINDMILLING, IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN. THE PILOT SELECTED A FIELD THAT WAS CLEAR OF TREES AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A SOFT FIELD AND TRAVELED LESS THAN 50 FEET BEFORE FLIPPING OVER.

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 ATL02LA016Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHampstead, NCA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent nose over during landing roll. A factor was the soft, unsuitable terrain.Dec 4, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N888PW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20031003027429AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Holly Ridge, NC(-23) Experimental airplane collided with the ground shortly after its first attempted landing at a privately owned airstrip in Topsail, north carolina. The owner/operator was performing a test flight. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the…Oct 3, 2003 · Reported as Amtr MUSTANG2 · Destroyed · 1 fatal