46.9206° N, 96.8157° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 14, 2012 · 20:45 local
Place
Fargo, ND
Airport
Hector International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5457L
Reported as
Grumman American Avn. AA-5
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had aircraft topped off with fuel in Fargo, ND. Flew aircraft to mohall,ND and returned to Fargo, ND. While on approach to rnwy 9 west aircraft lost power. Pilot landed in field short of runway with no injuries or damage to aircraft. It appears aircraft had no fuel onboard although the right hand fuel gauge indicated between one eighth and one quarter.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD AIRCRAFT TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL IN FARGO, ND. FLEW AIRCRAFT TO MOHALL,ND AND RETURNED TO FARGO, ND. WHILE ON APPROACH TO RNWY 9 WEST AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. PILOT LANDED IN FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. IT APPEARS AIRCRAFT HAD NO FUEL ONBOARD ALTHOUGH THE RIGHT HAND FUEL GAUGE INDICATED BETWEEN ONE EIGHTH AND ONE QUARTER.