# Incident 20030930024449I: Frchld 24G, King Hill, ID, September 30, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: King Hill, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0041° N, 115.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Hill, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0041&lon=-115.2040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2088) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24 G (registry code 3370402, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS40&50 (registry code 64503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 656 total, 153 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030930024449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JOSEPH OREGON (4S3) WITH A PRESUMED 33 GALLONS OF FUEL, BASED ON THE PILOT STICKING BOTH TANKS. APPROXIMATELY 20 NM WEST OF GOODING, IDAHO (GNG), WHILE OPERATING ON THE RIGHT TANK, THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH TO THE LEFT TANK AND RESTART, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS INCURRED DUE TO CONTACT WITH AN ELEVATED TELEPHONE CABLE ON FINAL APPROACH. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED 2.5 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK INSTEAD OF THE 6 GALLONS ASSUMED BY THE PILOT FROM HIS CALCULATIONS. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED ERRORS IN THE DIPSTICKS USED. A "FUELHAWK" UNIVERSAL TUBE TYPE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A 2 GALLON ERROR, AND A PILOT MADE DIPSTICK WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 3 GALLON ERROR. FURTHER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TANK CAPACITY IS 28.5 GALLONS TOTAL, NOT 30 GALLONS AS PLACARDED. OWNER IS RESEARCHING INSTALLATION OF THE 30 GALLON TANKS, AND WILL REPORT TO THIS OFFICE. PILOT HAS RECEIVED COUNSELING FROM THIS OFFICE REGARDING FUEL MANAGEMENT PREFLIGHT ACTIONS, AS WELL AS OPERATION WITH LOW FUEL (FAIRCHILD SB 44-7-C).

## Other reports on N2088 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060820018579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060820018579I), Aug 20, 2006: Frchld 24G (N2088), Joseph, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost control on landing roll out in slight cross wind. At a very slow speed, the aircraft swerved to the right and ran off the runway. The pilot…

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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