# Accident 20120602010129A: Pittman Eddie G CGS HAWK ARROW II, Monroe, VA, June 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5375° N, 79.2678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5375&lon=-79.2678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443EP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pittman Eddie G CGS HAWK ARROW II (registry code 05902MT, https://openairdocs.org/model/pittman-eddie-g-cgs-hawk-arrow-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth F30 (registry code 33730, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTMAN EDDIE G CGS HAWK ARROW II
- Reported engine: HIRTH F30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120602010129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT VERIFY FUEL LEVEL OR CALCULATE WEIGHT & BALANCE OR CG PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A FORCED HARD LANDING WITH AN OUT-OF-CG (NOSE HEAVY) AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA12LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA380), Jun 2, 2012: Pittman Eddie G CGS Hawk Arrow II (N443EP), Monroe, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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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