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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · World SPIRIT · Acton, TX · August 7, 2015

Date: August 7, 2015 · 11:00 local
Place: Acton, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N65XT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA355
Reported as: World Spirit
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 766 total20 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N65XTRegistered now · World SPIRITS/N AA041115041 Airframe modelWorld SPIRIT Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was on approach to pecan plantation airport (0TX1) when the engine quit running. The pilot was able to start the engine again only to have it quit again within a minute. The pilot was not able to restart the engine and landed in an oil field 5 miles from the airport of intended landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1) WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE IT QUIT AGAIN WITHIN A MINUTE. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND LANDED IN AN OIL FIELD 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT OF INTENDED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA355Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGranbury, TXThe pilot’s failure to use the fuel boost pump following the loss of engine power and the fuel system’s inadequate design, which did not allow for equalization of fuel between the fuel tanks and led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and…Aug 7, 2015 · Substantial damage