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.
The aircraft was enroute from manitowoc, WI (mtw) to madison, WI (msn) at 2,500 feet. In the vicinity of Leipsig, WI the pilot attempted to switch from the left to right fuel tank and discovered that the fuel selector valve handle would not move. While diagnosing the problem, the engine failed due to fuel starvation. The pilot then executed a forced landing in a planted corn field. Subsequent investigation determined that the left fuel tank contained no fuel and the right fuel tank contained approximately 15 gallons of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM MANITOWOC, WI (MTW) TO MADISON, WI (MSN) AT 2,500 FEET. IN THE VICINITY OF LEIPSIG, WI THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FROM THE LEFT TO RIGHT FUEL TANK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WHILE DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A PLANTED CORN FIELD. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED NO FUEL AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF FUEL.
Other reports on N8262S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.