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FAA accident report · Hebert Peter J LANCAIR LEGACY · Richland, NC · May 6, 2011

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Date
May 6, 2011 · 12:48 local
Place
Richland, NC
Airport
Ellis
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N23PH
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11FA285
Reported as
Hebert Peter J Lancair Legacy
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total
N23PHRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Hebert Peter J LANCAIR LEGACYS/N 163 · Built 2004Airframe modelHebert Peter J LANCAIR LEGACYEngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N23PH , a Lancair aircraft, piloted byprivacy data omitted, was IFR inbound to wilmington, NC (ilm). The pilot checked on the radar controller's frequency and was instructed to descend to 4000 feet. He was informed by radar that ATIS information oscar was current and to expect runway 24. Seven miles west-southwest of jacksonville, NC, descending out of 6000 feet the pilot declared an emergency due to low fuel pressure. The pilot asked for the closest runway and was advised that the albert j. Ellis Airport (oaj) was the closest. The aircraft was vectored from a heading of 200 degrees to 50 degrees. The pilot reported the airport was in sight. He was cleared for a visual approach and advised that runway 5/23 was available. The radar controller informed the pilot of the runway length and the UNICOM frequency for the airport. The aircraft crash landed in a cornfield approximate 2 miles southwest of the airport.

As the FAA filed it

N23PH , A LANCAIR AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS IFR INBOUND TO WILMINGTON, NC (ILM). THE PILOT CHECKED ON THE RADAR CONTROLLER'S FREQUENCY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO DESCEND TO 4000 FEET. HE WAS INFORMED BY RADAR THAT ATIS INFORMATION OSCAR WAS CURRENT AND TO EXPECT RUNWAY 24. SEVEN MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE, NC, DESCENDING OUT OF 6000 FEET THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW FUEL PRESSURE. THE PILOT ASKED FOR THE CLOSEST RUNWAY AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ALBERT J. ELLIS AIRPORT (OAJ) WAS THE CLOSEST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED FROM A HEADING OF 200 DEGREES TO 50 DEGREES. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPORT WAS IN SIGHT. HE WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH AND ADVISED THAT RUNWAY 5/23 WAS AVAILABLE. THE RADAR CONTROLLER INFORMED THE PILOT OF THE RUNWAY LENGTH AND THE UNICOM FREQUENCY FOR THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN A CORNFIELD APPROXIMATE 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11FA285Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRichlands, NCThe pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.May 6, 2011 · Substantial damage