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FAA incident report · Bbavia 7CCM · Orfordville, WI · May 21, 2006

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Date
May 21, 2006 · 13:30 local
Place
Orfordville, WI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4629E
Reported as
Bbavia 7CCM
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
152 total152 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N4629ERegistered now · Aeronca 7CCMS/N 7CCM-196Airframe modelAeronca 7CCMEngine modelContinental C90 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 privacy data omitted stated that on Sunday, may 21, 2006 he and other pilots were giving free rides to people during a pancake breakfast. During his flight in aircraft N4629E, the pilot privacy data omitted stated that: the engine stopped; he attempted a restart without success; and the picked out a field and landed into the wind. Airworthiness inspector privacy data omitted inspected the aircraft, and stated: he had found no throttle linkage discrepancy; the fuel gauge read half, however only a small amount of fuel, estimated at about one to two quarts was in the tank; and the damage to the aircraft consisted of the propeller, cowling and possibly the right landing gear. After further investigation, the pilot privacy data omitted stated that he pre-flighted the aircraft and had only checked the fuel gauge, which read one half, but did not visually check the tank. Inspector privacy data omitted ^ also spoke with a pilot who had flown the previous flight. The pilot stated that the fuel gauge during his pre-flight had also read one half, and he too did not visually check the fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT ON SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2006 HE AND OTHER PILOTS WERE GIVING FREE RIDES TO PEOPLE DURING A PANCAKE BREAKFAST. DURING HIS FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT N4629E, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT: THE ENGINE STOPPED; HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS; AND THE PICKED OUT A FIELD AND LANDED INTO THE WIND. AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA^ INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND STATED: HE HAD FOUND NO THROTTLE LINKAGE DISCREPANCY; THE FUEL GAUGE READ HALF, HOWEVER ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL, ESTIMATED AT ABOUT ONE TO TWO QUARTS WAS IN THE TANK; AND THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF THE PROPELLER, COWLING AND POSSIBLY THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT HE PRE-FLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD ONLY CHECKED THE FUEL GAUGE, WHICH READ ONE HALF, BUT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE TANK. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY ^ ALSO SPOKE WITH A PILOT WHO HAD FLOWN THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DURING HIS PRE-FLIGHT HAD ALSO READ ONE HALF, AND HE TOO DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL.