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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Furr Lamar H GLASAIR 1-FT · Monticello, GA · May 2, 2012

Date: May 2, 2012 · 11:30 local
Place: Monticello, GA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4279K
Reported as: Furr Lamar H Glasair 1-FT
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 701 total360 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4279KRegistered now · Furr Lamar H GLASAIR 1-FTS/N 269 · Built 1996 Airframe modelFurr Lamar H GLASAIR 1-FT Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot left covington airport on 05/02/2012 at approximately 1100 hours local time flying east and then south over lake jackson. 30 minutes into the flight all engine temperatures and pressures where normal. While over lake jackson, the engine quit running and the pilot noticed the fuel pressure was at 15 lbs rather than the normal pressure of 25 lbs. The pilot hit the boost pump but gained no increase in fuel pressure after which he changed from the main to the reserve fuel tank with no increase in fuel pressure. The engine would not restart and the pilot selected the nearest county road for an emergency landing. After touching down on van morrison road the aircraft veered off to the left and came to rest on residential property at approximately 15 ft off the west side of the road.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LEFT COVINGTON AIRPORT ON 05/02/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS LOCAL TIME FLYING EAST AND THEN SOUTH OVER LAKE JACKSON. 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT ALL ENGINE TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES WHERE NORMAL. WHILE OVER LAKE JACKSON, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS AT 15 LBS RATHER THAN THE NORMAL PRESSURE OF 25 LBS. THE PILOT HIT THE BOOST PUMP BUT GAINED NO INCREASE IN FUEL PRESSURE AFTER WHICH HE CHANGED FROM THE MAIN TO THE RESERVE FUEL TANK WITH NO INCREASE IN FUEL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE PILOT SELECTED THE NEAREST COUNTY ROAD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON VAN MORRISON ROAD THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 FT OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD.