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FAA accident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · Warrenton, MO · April 21, 2007

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Date
April 21, 2007 · 15:15 local
Place
Warrenton, MO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50ML
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA116
Reported as
Diamon DA20A1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total130 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N50MLRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2010 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1S/N 10007 · Built 1994Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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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 was enroute to California after picking this aircraft up in doylestown, pa (kdyl). He had made a fuel stop at the madison county airport, (kuyf), in london, oh where he purchased 21.5 gallons of fuel. The useable fuel capacity of the aircraft is only 19.5 gallons. According to the pilot privacy data omitted, he departed without planning his next fuel stop. As he passed west of st. louis, MO he noticed his engine starting to run rough and sputter. According to him the fuel gauge indicated 3/4 full. He turned on the fuel pump to no avail. He picked out a gravel road to land on, set up his approach but landed short in an open field. Post crash investigation revealed that the nose wheel had separated from the aircraft, the colwings and canopy sustained damage, the fuselage suffered several cracks by the vertical stabilizer and the left main landing gear trunion had separated from the fuselage and pulled through the skin. Upon initial notification to the FAA he indicated that only the nose wheel had been damaged and received the ok to remove the aircraft. FAA inspectors were not able to view the aircraft at the crash scene, rather it was examined upon arrival at a local FBO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ENROUTE TO CALIFORNIA AFTER PICKING THIS AIRCRAFT UP IN DOYLESTOWN, PA (KDYL). HE HAD MADE A FUEL STOP AT THE MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT, (KUYF), IN LONDON, OH WHERE HE PURCHASED 21.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE USEABLE FUEL CAPACITY OF THE AIRCRAFT IS ONLY 19.5 GALLONS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE DEPARTED WITHOUT PLANNING HIS NEXT FUEL STOP. AS HE PASSED WEST OF ST. LOUIS, MO HE NOTICED HIS ENGINE STARTING TO RUN ROUGH AND SPUTTER. ACCORDING TO HIM THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 3/4 FULL. HE TURNED ON THE FUEL PUMP TO NO AVAIL. HE PICKED OUT A GRAVEL ROAD TO LAND ON, SET UP HIS APPROACH BUT LANDED SHORT IN AN OPEN FIELD. POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE COLWINGS AND CANOPY SUSTAINED DAMAGE, THE FUSELAGE SUFFERED SEVERAL CRACKS BY THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNION HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND PULLED THROUGH THE SKIN. UPON INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO THE FAA HE INDICATED THAT ONLY THE NOSE WHEEL HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND RECEIVED THE OK TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT. FAA INSPECTORS WERE NOT ABLE TO VIEW THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CRASH SCENE, RATHER IT WAS EXAMINED UPON ARRIVAL AT A LOCAL FBO.

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 CHI07CA116Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWarrenton, MOThe pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning which resulted in exhaustion of the fuel supply and the unsuitable terrain encountered for the forced landing. A factor in the accident was inaccurate fuel quantity indication.Apr 21, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N50ML · 1

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

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