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FAA accident report · Meyers OTW145 · Dodge County, WI · July 20, 2002

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Date
July 20, 2002 · 13:58 local
Place
Dodge County, WI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N34321
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI02LA195
Reported as
Meyers OTW145
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N34321Registered now · Meyers OTW-160S/N 65Airframe modelMeyers OTW-160Engine modelKinner R5 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) Aircraft N34321, piloted by dennis callaway, certificate #364323379, a 1942, Meyers otw, serial #65, powered by a kinner 160 radial engine was in route from poplar grove, Illinois (C77) to oshkosh (osh), Wisconsin. The accident occurred Dodge County, trenton twp. On buckhorn road off of hwy c. the aircraft was in cruise flight when the pilot experienced a fuel pressure reduction from 3# to 0. The aircraft was at 1700' feet AGL at the time. The pilot began to pump the manual wable pump. The engine returned to partial power momentary and then quit. The pilot then selected an emergency landnding spot in a winter wheat field was selected. The aircraft landed from west to east and in the tall wheat. The aircraft flipped on its back and suffered substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were not injured. On investigation it could not be determined if the aircraft had adequate fuel for the flight. By the time that the aircraft was righted no fuel could be detected in the fuel strainer or tanks. Fuel exhaustion is suspected.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N34321, PILOTED BY DENNIS CALLAWAY, CERTIFICATE #364323379, A 1942, MEYERS OTW, SERIAL #65, POWERED BY A KINNER 160 RADIAL ENGINE WAS IN ROUTE FROM POPLAR GROVE, ILLINOIS (C77) TO OSHKOSH (OSH), WISCONSIN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DODGE COUNTY, TRENTON TWP. ON BUCKHORN ROAD OFF OF HWY C. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A FUEL PRESSURE REDUCTION FROM 3# TO 0. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1700' FEET AGL AT THE TIME. THE PILOT BEGAN TO PUMP THE MANUAL WABLE PUMP. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO PARTIAL POWER MOMENTARY AND THEN QUIT. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED AN EMERGENCY LANDNDING SPOT IN A WINTER WHEAT FIELD WAS SELECTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FROM WEST TO EAST AND IN THE TALL WHEAT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. ON INVESTIGATION IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE AIRCRAFT HAD ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT. BY THE TIME THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED NO FUEL COULD BE DETECTED IN THE FUEL STRAINER OR TANKS. FUEL EXHAUSTION IS SUSPECTED.

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 CHI02LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaupun, WIA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the fuel pump failure. Contributing to the accident was the wheat field.Jul 20, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N34321 · 2

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

Incident 20151023018519ILanding: Approach · Shiloh, NJPilot was on short final approach to grass strip. The pilot slipped the aircraft to lose altitdude and stated that he experienced a gust of wind or shear that caused the aircraft to lose sudden altitude and drift left causing the left wing to impact several…Oct 23, 2015 · Reported as Meyers OTW-145 · Minor damageIncident 20070903830219INormal Cruise · Annville, PA(-23) Engine cylinder flange studs failed during cruise flight. Piston departed aircraft, striking and damaging propeller. Aircraft was landed in open farm field. No injury to pilot or passenger. No other aircraft damage occurred.Sep 3, 2007 · Reported as Meyers OTW145 · Minor damage