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FAA accident report · Malone Henr Howland H-2 · Gloucester, VA · October 3, 2009

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Date
October 3, 2009 · 15:40 local
Place
Gloucester, VA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6626R
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA003
Reported as
Malone Henr Howland H-2
Reported engine
HIRTH F30
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N6626RRegistration cancelled May 6, 2015 · Malone Henry O HOWLAND H-2AS/N 1 · Built 1992Airframe modelMalone Henry O HOWLAND H-2AEngine modelHirth F302 cycle

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What happened

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

The pilot elected to depart the middle peninsula regional airport (fyj), west point, VA to land at a friends farm approximately 12 NM away from the airport. While enroute, the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot attempted to land on a road. The aircraft struck and severed a telephone line that was strung across the road and landed upright with substantal damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ELECTED TO DEPART THE MIDDLE PENINSULA REGIONAL AIRPORT (FYJ), WEST POINT, VA TO LAND AT A FRIENDS FARM APPROXIMATELY 12 NM AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT. WHILE ENROUTE, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND SEVERED A TELEPHONE LINE THAT WAS STRUNG ACROSS THE ROAD AND LANDED UPRIGHT WITH SUBSTANTAL DAMAGE.

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 ERA10CA003Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGloucester, VAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning .Oct 3, 2009 · Substantial damage