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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Evans Wayne FS-IISC · Guntersville, AL · July 25, 2009

Date: July 25, 2009 · 11:30 local
Place: Guntersville, AL
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60RE
Reported as: Evans Wayne FS-IISC
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 152 total128 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Shortly after take-off, on the second leg of a crosscountry flight to 8A1 for refueling,the pilot noticed the winds steadily increasing and fuel comsumption was at much greater rate than normal. Nearest airfield was 8A1. While on approach to rwy 03, an aircraft taxied onto active rwy for take-off. Pilot initiated a go around and while turning down wind for another approach to rwy 03, the aircraft lost power due to fuel starvation. Pilot elected to flat stall the aircraft into a thick layer of trees. Pilot and passenger exited aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, ON THE SECOND LEG OF A CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT TO 8A1 FOR REFUELING,THE PILOT NOTICED THE WINDS STEADILY INCREASING AND FUEL COMSUMPTION WAS AT MUCH GREATER RATE THAN NORMAL. NEAREST AIRFIELD WAS 8A1. WHILE ON APPROACH TO RWY 03, AN AIRCRAFT TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RWY FOR TAKE-OFF. PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND AND WHILE TURNING DOWN WIND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH TO RWY 03, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PILOT ELECTED TO FLAT STALL THE AIRCRAFT INTO A THICK LAYER OF TREES. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.