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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat A-1 · Byron, GA · March 9, 2009

Date: March 9, 2009 · 17:45 local
Place: Byron, GA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5QT
Reported as: Aviat A-1
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,700 total2,000 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N5QTRegistered now · Aviat A-1S/N 1380 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAviat A-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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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 landed in field after engine power loss. Pilot tried to stop aircraft prior to hitting trees at end of field and caused aircraft to flip over bending the propeller, right wing strut and minor damage to the vertical stabilizer. Pilot estimated he had 45 gallons of fuel on departure then flew 6.0 hours at 8 gallons per hour average usage. Owner of aircraft informed me on arrival at scene the pilot admited he ran out of fuel. On aircraft recover no fuel was found in the tanks or fuel lines.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED IN FIELD AFTER ENGINE POWER LOSS. PILOT TRIED TO STOP AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO HITTING TREES AT END OF FIELD AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER BENDING THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING STRUT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. PILOT ESTIMATED HE HAD 45 GALLONS OF FUEL ON DEPARTURE THEN FLEW 6.0 HOURS AT 8 GALLONS PER HOUR AVERAGE USAGE. OWNER OF AIRCRAFT INFORMED ME ON ARRIVAL AT SCENE THE PILOT ADMITED HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. ON AIRCRAFT RECOVER NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS OR FUEL LINES.