# Accident 20100507033579A: Carlesimo L GLASAIR III, Lansing, IL, May 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2010, 17:25 local time
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5347° N, 87.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5347&lon=-87.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N713MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N713MJ-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carlesimo Luigi GLASAIR III T (registry code 05628L2, https://openairdocs.org/model/carlesimo-luigi-glasair-iii-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARLESIMO L GLASAIR III
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 793 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100507033579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 7, 2010, N713MJ, A GLASAIR WAS OPERATING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT KIGQ WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TO LAND IN A CORNFIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT. NO INJURIES OR FIRE RESULTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA246), May 7, 2010: Carlesimo Glasair III T (N713MJ), Lynwood, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist and verifying the position of the fuel selector.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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