# Accident 20100727040509A: Wolseley Mo SE5-A, Seymour, IN, July 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2010, 08:50 local time
- Place: Seymour, IN
- Airport: Freeman Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9247° N, 85.9083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9247&lon=-85.9083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93725, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93725-2012-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wolseley Motors SE5-A (registry code 056233W, https://openairdocs.org/model/wolseley-motors-se5-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOLSELEY MO SE5-A
- Reported engine: GENERAL MOTORS AUTOMOTIVE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 925 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA441) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100727040509A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/27/2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1250Z, A HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL WOLSELEY SE5-A CRASHED IN THE GRASS, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET SOUTHWEST OF RUNWAY 14-32 AT FREEMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SER), LOCATED IN SEYMOUR, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION, POINTING TO THE NORTHWEST.  THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE TAXIED FROM THE HANGAR TO RUNWAY 14, INCREASED POWER ON THE ENGINE TO CHECK FOR NORMAL OPERATION (THERE ARE NO MAGNETOS), THEN BEGAN A NORMAL TAKEOFF ROLL.AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WENT "SILENT."  HE STATED THAT HE LEVELED THE NOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE FUEL PUMP SWITCHES PRIOR TO THE RIGHT WING DROPPING AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTING THE GROUND.THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS WERE EXAMINED, AND CONTAINED NO FUEL.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A POST CRASH FIRE.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND UNDER, AROUND, OR NEAR THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS SHOWED NO DOCUMENTATION OF REPAIRS MADE SINCE A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT, ON 06/23/2008, NOR WAS THERE AN ENTRY INDICATING THAT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.  THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS NOTED AS TAKING PLACE ON 06/19/2008.THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING THE THIRD FLIGHT OF THIS AIRCRAFT, FOLLOWING A REBUILD OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO DAMAGE FROM THE PREVIOUS ACCIDENT.THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD PERFORMED SOME MAINTENANCE ON THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, INCLUDING RECALIBRATION OF THE FUEL QUANTITY GUAGE, AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FUEL PRESSURE, FROM 58 PSI TO 62.5 PSI.THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT HE HAD FUELED THE AIRCRAFT 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.  WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS PREFLIGHT ACTIVITIES THE PILOT DID NOT MENTION CHECKING FUEL UNTIL SPECIFICALLY ASKED.  THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO CHECK THE FUEL WAS TO LOOK AT THE ELECTRIC FUEL QUANTITY GUAGE.

## 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 CEN10CA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA441), Jul 27, 2010: Wolseley Motors SE5-A (N93725), Seymour, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention while attempting to restart the engine.

## Other reports on N93725 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080623840799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080623840799A), Jun 23, 2008: Amtr SE5A (N93725), Seymour, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) On 06/23/2008 at approximately 1410Z, a homebuilt experimental wolseley SE5A crashed into a field approximately 2 miles southwest of Freeman Municipal…

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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