# Accident 20060305002679A: Aviat PITTSS2B, Severance, CO, March 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2006, 14:15 local time
- Place: Severance, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5299° N, 104.8497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5299&lon=-104.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221RS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS2B
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,003 total, 310 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060305002679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N221RS, A PITTS-S-2B, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE FT COLLINS/LOVELAND AIRPORT (FNL) WITH ONE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DAT^ FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE AIRPORT, ABOUT 10 MILES NE, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT PICKED OUT A FIELD AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PASSENGER MINOR INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONFIRMED TOPPED OFF ON 1/14/06. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN ON 3/3/06 FOR .6 HOURS AND 8 GALLONS OF FUEL ADDED BASED UPON THE FUEL FLOW METER (IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED TOPPED). ON 3/5/06, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW ON TWO SEPARATE FLIGHTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED.

## 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 DEN06LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA046), Mar 5, 2006: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N221RS), Severance, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. Contributing factors were the inaccurate fuel flow reading and the pilot's incorrect fuel consumption calculations.

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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