20050104000599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr PULSARSERIE3 · Shallotte, NC · January 4, 2005

Date: January 4, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Shallotte, NC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6133U
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05CA037
Reported as: Amtr PULSARSERIE3
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total158 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N6133URegistration cancelled May 11, 2006 · Stanley Davey L PULSAR SERIES 3S/N P9703-0523 Airframe modelStanley Davey L PULSAR SERIES 3

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed airport for a flight in the local area. Approximately 15-20 minutes into the flight the engine stopped running. The pilot was at approximately 800 ft. the pilot attempted one restart of the engine to no avail. The aircraft was 2 miles from the airport at 800 ft. the pilot did not feel that a return to the airport for landing was feasible. He looked and noted a salt marsh that was free of trees. He set up and landed in the salt marsh. The landing gear was torn from the aircraft and the fuselage separated into 2 pieces. The pilot safely egressed the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED ONE RESTART OF THE ENGINE TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT 800 FT. THE PILOT DID NOT FEEL THAT A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING WAS FEASIBLE. HE LOOKED AND NOTED A SALT MARSH THAT WAS FREE OF TREES. HE SET UP AND LANDED IN THE SALT MARSH. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FUSELAGE SEPARATED INTO 2 PIECES. THE PILOT SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL05CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOcean Isle Beac, NCThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.Jan 4, 2005 · Substantial damage