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FAA accident report · Veloci SE-FG · Caddo Mills, TX · October 9, 2008

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Date
October 9, 2008 · 17:30 local
Place
Caddo Mills, TX
Airport
Caddo Mills Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N246RR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09CA011
Reported as
Veloci Sefg
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total17 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N246RRRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Velocity SE-FGS/N SFG-037 · Built 2006Airframe modelVelocity SE-FGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-C1E6Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) N246RR was cruising at 11,500 ft when the pilot noticed the left fuel tank getting low. He said his right tank was 3/4 full but decided to land in tallahassee, FL anyway. He descended to 3000 ft but when trying to increase power after the decent, the engine lost power. He checked the GPS for the nearest field but found it to be out of glide range so he located a road to use for an off-airport landing. As he approached the road, a car appeared in front of him, causing him to turn left and land in the soft sand beside the road. His left wing impacted a telephone pole and he came to rest after spinning several times. Along with the damage to the left wing, the prop impacted the ground and was destroyed. The right landing gear was broken off and the right wing was damaged when it hit the ground. The fuselage buckled near the left wing but neither of the fuel tanks were damaged and no fuel leaked from the aircraft. Less than 5 gallons of fuel could be drained from the plane the next day and the crash was 68 miles from tallahassee.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N246RR WAS CRUISING AT 11,500 FT WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT FUEL TANK GETTING LOW. HE SAID HIS RIGHT TANK WAS 3/4 FULL BUT DECIDED TO LAND IN TALLAHASSEE, FL ANYWAY. HE DESCENDED TO 3000 FT BUT WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE POWER AFTER THE DECENT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE CHECKED THE GPS FOR THE NEAREST FIELD BUT FOUND IT TO BE OUT OF GLIDE RANGE SO HE LOCATED A ROAD TO USE FOR AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. AS HE APPROACHED THE ROAD, A CAR APPEARED IN FRONT OF HIM, CAUSING HIM TO TURN LEFT AND LAND IN THE SOFT SAND BESIDE THE ROAD. HIS LEFT WING IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE AND HE CAME TO REST AFTER SPINNING SEVERAL TIMES. ALONG WITH THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, THE PROP IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF AND THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND. THE FUSELAGE BUCKLED NEAR THE LEFT WING BUT NEITHER OF THE FUEL TANKS WERE DAMAGED AND NO FUEL LEAKED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. LESS THAN 5 GALLONS OF FUEL COULD BE DRAINED FROM THE PLANE THE NEXT DAY AND THE CRASH WAS 68 MILES FROM TALLAHASSEE.

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 ERA09CA011Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChipley, FLThe pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel planning, resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Oct 9, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N246RR · 1

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

Incident 20070125000609ILevel Off Touchdown · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On January 25, 2007 at 1320 MST a velocity se-fg, N246RR, registered to rocket racing, inc., landed short of runway 8 at Albuquerque international sunport (abq) while on a local personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and…Jan 25, 2007 · Minor damage