# Accident 20040717013479A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Winterset, IA, July 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2004, 10:45 local time
- Place: Winterset, IA
- Airport: Winterset-Madison County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3628° N, 94.0211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3628&lon=-94.0211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8422J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8422J-2007-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Varga 2150A (registry code 9350102, https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717013479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW CHECKLIST PROCEDURES FOR A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON APPROACH. WHILE PERFORMING THE PROCEDURES, THE STUDENT SELECTED BOTH FUEL LEVERS TO THE OFF POSITION. UPON LANDING, WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT THE CONTROLS, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT ONTO A GRASS STRIP. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER TO TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED AS THE RESULT OF FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 CHI04LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA185), Jul 17, 2004: Varga 2150A (N8422J), Winterset, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor, fuel starvation, visual/aural detection precluded by the certified flight instructor's seat position, and the inadequate crew…

## Other reports on N8422J (1)

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

- [Accident 19900922041729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922041729A), Sep 22, 1990: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8422J), Neenah, WI, Substantial damage. Departed low fuel, engine quit on climbout due fuel exhaustion. Aircraft nosed over on forced landing in soft ground

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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