20140108000019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Odessa, TX · January 8, 2014

Date: January 8, 2014 · 17:45 local
Place: Odessa, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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 stated that around 4000 ft he lost engine power. He unbuckled and attempted to get the engine restarted while in the air with an airspeed of around 50 mph. Once he was unable to restart the engine, he found a field in the area of 87th street and holiday (Odessa, Texas) to land. He landed on the right side and then spun coming to rest. Pilot was unhurt and no damage was indicated to local residential area. Aircraft had minor damage. Pilot stated he may have run out of fuel. He checked the fuel before departure and tank had over half and when he landed, tank was dry.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT AROUND 4000 FT HE LOST ENGINE POWER. HE UNBUCKLED AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED WHILE IN THE AIR WITH AN AIRSPEED OF AROUND 50 MPH. ONCE HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, HE FOUND A FIELD IN THE AREA OF 87TH STREET AND HOLIDAY (ODESSA, TEXAS) TO LAND. HE LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THEN SPUN COMING TO REST. PILOT WAS UNHURT AND NO DAMAGE WAS INDICATED TO LOCAL RESIDENTIAL AREA. AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT STATED HE MAY HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL. HE CHECKED THE FUEL BEFORE DEPARTURE AND TANK HAD OVER HALF AND WHEN HE LANDED, TANK WAS DRY.