# Accident 20100516004929A: Nelson Stev WAG-AEROSPO, Milaca, MN, May 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2010, 19:47 local time
- Place: Milaca, MN
- Airport: Milaca Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7722° N, 93.6319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7722&lon=-93.6319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124SN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124SN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson Steven Paul WAG-AEROSPORTSMAN2+2 (registry code 05628HI, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-steven-paul-wag-aerosportsman2-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NELSON STEV WAG-AEROSPO
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 60 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100516004929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STEVEN PAUL NELSON WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH HIS FATHER. HE WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO AT MILACA MN (18Y) ON RUNWAY 16,  ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER, AND QUIT OPERATING. THE PILOT GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO A FIELD BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE LANDED LEFT WING HEAVY AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED UP, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND TOUCHED DOWN 45 FEET FROM INITIAL GROUND CONTACT, THEN IT SKIDDED ON LEFT GEAR, WITH THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE ROLLING ANOTHER 57 FEET  UNTIL IT MADE A 90 TURN TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE, THEN DROPPED BACK DOWN ON THE TAILWHEEL. THE PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO CHANGE THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FROM LEFT TANK TO BOTH TANKS, AND RAN THE LEFT TANK DRY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED, THEY WERE WEARING SHOULDER HARNESSES.

## 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 CEN10CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA254), May 17, 2010: Nelson Steven Paul WAG-AEROSPORTSMAN2+2 (N124SN), Milica, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management.

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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