# Incident 20131003026059I: Martin Charles A ZENITH STOL CH 750, Shelbyville, TN, October 3, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5013° N, 86.4529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5013&lon=-86.4529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N699TX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N699TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin Charles A ZENITH STOL CH 750 (registry code 05630JX, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-charles-a-zenith-stol-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN CHARLES A ZENITH STOL CH 750
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131003026059I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE, PILOT ACCRUED 3 HOURS OF FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. ENOUGH FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR AT LEAST 3 MORE HOURS OF FLIGHT.

POST-INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT TANK WAS FULL OF FUEL AND RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. THERE IS NO FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN TANKS -BOTH DRAIN TO " T" FITTING AND THEN TO ENGINE.

POST-INCIDENT DISASSEMBLY OF THE AIRCRAFT  REVEALED A "MUD DAUBBER" NEST IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK MAIN LINE TO THE ENGINE, THEREBY BLOCKING FUEL FLOW.

THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO REPAIR AND FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N699TX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130628010979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628010979I), Jun 28, 2013: Martin Charles A ZENITH STOL CH 750 (N699TX), Paragould, AR, Minor damage. On June 28, 2013 at approximately 1100 hours local, a zenith stol CH750 manufactured by [privacy data omitted], registration number N699TX, serial number…

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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