# Accident 20140506006839A: Kinsler Arthur Paul KINSLER LANCAIR/MKII, Crivitz, WI, May 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2014, 11:18 local time
- Place: Crivitz, WI
- Airport: Crivitz Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2144° N, 88.0739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2144&lon=-88.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kinsler Arthur Paul KINSLER LANCAIR/MKII (registry code 05606M8, https://openairdocs.org/model/kinsler-arthur-paul-kinsler-lancair-mkii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E3D (registry code 42127, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e3d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KINSLER ARTHUR PAUL KINSLER LANCAIR/MKII
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140506006839A

## Narrative

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

246AK A LANCAIR WAS ONLY AT CRUISE FOR ABOUT 8 MINUTES WHEN COMMERICAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED TO NOTICE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, HE SAW NO FUEL PRESSURE, AND OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING. PILOT WAS TRYING TO LAND AT CRIVITZ AIRPORT (3D1) PILOT COULDN'T FIND AIRPORT WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN COCKPIT. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD IN CRIVITZ, WI.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO HOSE ON THE FUEL PUMP GOING TO THE ENGINE. AFTER MOVING AIRCRAFT TO HANGAR IT REVEALED HOSE WAS ATTACHED TO ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS JUST OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION ITS 2ND FLIGHT. LOG BOOKS AND MAINTENANCE BILLS  SHOWS MAINTENANCE DEFUELED TANKS TO REPLACE FUEL PROBES AND OTHER PARTS.

## 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 CEN14LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA241), May 6, 2014: Kinsler Arthur Paul Kinsler Lancair/Mkii (N246AK), Crivitz, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the hose fuel fitting, which resulted in the fitting becoming disconnected and the subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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