# Accident 20101012047159A: Dunlap Alle LONG EZ, Leesburg, FL, October 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2010, 19:10 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8228° N, 81.8086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8228&lon=-81.8086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N539AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N539AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dunlap Allen J R LONG EZ (registry code 056902D, https://openairdocs.org/model/dunlap-allen-j-r-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DUNLAP ALLE LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 29 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101012047159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED AS HE ESTABLISHED HIS LONG FINAL FOR FOR LANDING RUNWAY 13 AT LEESBURG WHEN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ANNOUNCED THERE INTENTIONS TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13 AS WELL. THE PILOT AS A PRECAUTION WENT AROUND TO PREPARE FOR ANOTHER LANDING ON RUNWAY 13. AS HE TURNED LEFT ON CROSSWIND AT 600 FEET THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE ENGINE NEVER STARTED AGAIN AND THE PLANE LANDED INTO LAKE HARRIS.

## 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 ERA11CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA018), Oct 12, 2010: Long EZ (N539AD), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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