# Accident 20100909051989A: Robertson J VELOCITY ST, Wooster, OH, September 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2010, 13:20 local time
- Place: Wooster, OH
- Airport: Wayne County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8803° N, 81.8917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8803&lon=-81.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112TH-2015-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robertson James F VELOCITY STD/RG-E (registry code 05623N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/robertson-james-f-velocity-std-rg-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior IO-360 series (registry code 59251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTSON J VELOCITY ST
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 52 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA532) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100909051989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN10CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA532), Sep 9, 2010: Robertson Velocity (N112TH), Wooster, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.

## Other reports on N112TH (3)

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

- [Accident 20150213003319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150213003319A), Feb 13, 2015: Robertson James F VELOCITY STD/RG-E (N112TH), Sebastian, FL, Destroyed. See block 43
- [Incident 20131205023449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131205023449I), Dec 5, 2013: Robertson James F VELOCITY STD/RG-E (N112TH), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. On December 5, 2013, at or about 1550 EST, airman [privacy data omitted], holder of commercial pilot certificate number [privacy data omitted], while acting as…
- [Incident 20090517008639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090517008639I), May 17, 2009: Amtr VELOCITY (N112TH), Wooster, OH, Minor damage. (-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.…

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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