# Accident 20021222036269A: Amtr ULTRAPUP, Hickman, TN, December 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2002, 18:00 local time
- Place: Hickman, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9853° N, 85.8092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9853&lon=-85.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5178D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5178D-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jennings Ronald V ULTRAPUP (registry code 056131Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/jennings-ronald-v-ultrapup) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ULTRAPUP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021222036269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL, AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM FAILED TO PROVIDE LAST 25% (3 GALLONS) OF FUEL TO CARBURETOR. BUILDER REWORKING FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA026), Dec 22, 2002: Preceptor Ultra pup (N5178D), Smithville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning of fuel resulted in fuel starvation, the total loss of engine power and the subsequent forced landing.

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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