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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robertson J Velocity ST · Wooster, OH · September 9, 2010

Date: September 9, 2010 · 13:20 local
Place: Wooster, OH
Airport: Wayne County
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N112TH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10CA532
Reported as: Robertson J Velocity ST
Reported engine: Superior IO-360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,800 total52 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N112THRegistration cancelled Apr 28, 2015 · Robertson James F VELOCITY STD/RG-ES/N SRE042 · Built 2007 Airframe modelRobertson James F VELOCITY STD/RG-E Engine modelSuperior IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot was flying his experimental amateur built velocity aircraft N112TH from somerset pa (2G9) to Wayne County Airport (bjj) at about 3200'FT his engine stopped running so the pilot landed the aircraft about 2 miles south of Wayne County Airport in a farmers bean field with substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot's wife took him to the hospital that evening where they found that he had some back injuries. While inspecting the aircraft in the field I found that the left side internal fuel site guage was indicating 12 gallons and the right side showed 10 gallons the electronic fuel monitoring system in the aircraft was showing 13.9 gallons but when I visually looked in the left and right fuel tanks they were empty. The pilot had told me he did not open the fuel tanks and visually verify fuel quantity because of the site gauges installed inside the aircraftafter the aircraft was moved to his hanger I also noted that his sight gauges were still indicating 5 gallons in each tank

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT VELOCITY AIRCRAFT N112TH FROM SOMERSET PA (2G9) TO WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT (BJJ) AT ABOUT 3200'FT HIS ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING SO THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT IN A FARMERS BEAN FIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT'S WIFE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL THAT EVENING WHERE THEY FOUND THAT HE HAD SOME BACK INJURIES.WHILE INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD I FOUND THAT THE LEFT SIDE INTERNAL FUEL SITE GUAGE WAS INDICATING 12 GALLONS AND THE RIGHT SIDE SHOWED 10 GALLONS THE ELECTRONIC FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM IN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHOWING 13.9 GALLONS BUT WHEN I VISUALLY LOOKED IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS THEY WERE EMPTY.THE PILOT HAD TOLD ME HE DID NOT OPEN THE FUEL TANKS AND VISUALLY VERIFY FUEL QUANTITY BECAUSE OF THE SITE GAUGES INSTALLED INSIDE THE AIRCRAFTAFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO HIS HANGER I ALSO NOTED THAT HIS SIGHT GAUGES WERE STILL INDICATING 5 GALLONS IN EACH TANK

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN10CA532Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWooster, OHA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.Sep 9, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N112TH · 3

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

Accident 20150213003319ATakeoff: Climb Out · Sebastian, FLSee block 43Feb 13, 2015 · Destroyed Incident 20131205023449ITakeoff: Climb Out · Fort Pierce, FLOn December 5, 2013, at or about 1550 EST, airman [privacy data omitted], holder of commercial pilot certificate number [privacy data omitted], while acting as pilot in command of N112TH, an experimental amateur built velocity, experienced insufficient engine…Dec 5, 2013 · Minor damage Incident 20090517008639ILanding · Wooster, OH(-23) The aircraft had been flown to wheeling, WV to have some interior work done and to be painted at a paint and interior facility, Ohio valley aviation. Upon departure from wheeling for bjj, the landing gear did not initially indicate up, then after…May 17, 2009 · Minor damage