# Accident 20020905024019A: Amtr RV9A, Oxford, OH, September 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2002, 21:35 local time
- Place: Oxford, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5000° N, 84.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5000&lon=-84.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Duffy William VANS RV9A (registry code 05614C3, https://openairdocs.org/model/duffy-william-vans-rv9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV9A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020905024019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002, AT 2137 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT VANS RV-9A, N945D, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN OXFORD, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND HIS PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (OXF), OXFORD, OHIO. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT ADVISED CINCINNATI APPROACH CONTROL ON AN EMERGENCY FREQUENCY THAT HE WAS "GOING DOWN" DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL, AND A SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE CONFIRMED THE ABSENCE OF FUEL. (-23) DURING LOCAL NIGHT VMC PERSONAL FLIGHT, PRIVATE PILOT ADVISED CINCINNATI APPROACH CONTROL HE WAS "GOING DOWN" DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT ALSO STATED TWICE, HE RAN OUT OF FUEL TO ATC. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT STATED HE RAN O                                 UT OF FUEL, DUE TO WRONG CALCULATION OF FUEL BURN. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONFIRMED THE ABSENCE OF FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC02LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA182), Sep 6, 2002: Duffy Vans RV-9A (N945D), Oxford, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power. Factors included an inaccurate fuel gauge indication for undetermined reasons,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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