20041009032029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Glsairsupiis · Wisconsin Dell, WI · October 9, 2004

Date: October 9, 2004 · 08:50 local
Place: Wisconsin Dell, WI
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N942C
Reported as: Amtr Glsairsupiis
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total530 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N942CRegistered now · Coughlin Jerry E GLASAIR SUPER IISS/N 2208 · Built 1997 Airframe modelCoughlin Jerry E GLASAIR SUPER IIS Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) The pilot stated he unintentionally took off with his fuel selector on the header tank which contained approximately 4 gal. Of fuel instead of the main tanks. The engine quit after approximately 0.5 hrs of flight and the pilot was unable to restart the engine after switching to the main tank. He then intentionally executed an emergency landing in a farm field with the landing gear in the retracted position. The aircraft sustained only minor damage during the landing. On scene investigation indicated the header tank did not contain fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE UNINTENTIONALLY TOOK OFF WITH HIS FUEL SELECTOR ON THE HEADER TANK WHICH CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 4 GAL. OF FUEL INSTEAD OF THE MAIN TANKS. THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 0.5 HRS OF FLIGHT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER SWITCHING TO THE MAIN TANK. HE THEN INTENTIONALLY EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THE HEADER TANK DID NOT CONTAIN FUEL.