# Incident 20110501007849I: Hartman R L/Hayes E B RUTAN LONG-EZ, Watkins, IA, May 1, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2011, 19:30 local time
- Place: Watkins, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8931° N, 91.9850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8931&lon=-91.9850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hartman R L/Hayes E B RUTAN LONG-EZ (registry code 05603QK, https://openairdocs.org/model/hartman-r-l-hayes-e-b-rutan-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARTMAN R L/HAYES E B RUTAN LONG-EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 100 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110501007849I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 NM FROM (CID). THE PILOT NOTED THE FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION WAS FLASHING AND THE VALUE READ 3.0 PSI (6-7 PSI IS NORMAL). THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR SWITCH WAS SET ON THE RIGHT TANK. THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN A FARM FIELD. IT WAS OBSERVED DURING THE  POST INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE LINES WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N812SP (2)

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

- [Incident 20200223002269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200223002269I), Feb 23, 2020: Hartman R L/Hayes E B RUTAN LONG-EZ (N812SP), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he was returning to cid after a trip to clinton, IA. He did not go mentally through his landing checklist because he had other things on his…
- [Incident 19980905022829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905022829I), Sep 5, 1998: N812SP, Prairie Du Chie, WI, Minor damage. The pilot was practicing takeoff and landing when he failed to extend the nose wheel prior to landing. The aircraft touched down on the mains when the nose was…

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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