20161202021299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Payson, UT · December 2, 2016

Date: December 2, 2016 · 12:30 local
Place: Payson, UT
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N992CT
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA088
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine: Continental IO-240-B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total50 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N992CTRegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2021 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0092 · Built 1999 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The student pilot stated, "on December 2, 2016 at approximately 10:00 am I departed the spanish fork airport on a southbound departure for st. george. I contacted my flight instructor asking him how the weather was further south and he told me that it was just getting worse. We decided that it would be better for me to do a touch and go in cedar city and turn around to head back to spanish fork. I remember him asking me how much fuel that I had on board which was ¾ of a tank. As I approached the nephi airport I noticed that I had just under a quarter of a tank of fuel and believed that I had plenty of fuel to complete the flight. Somewhere between 10 and 15 NM out from the spanish fork airport the plane ran out of fuel."

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED, "ON DECEMBER 2, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM I DEPARTED THE SPANISH FORK AIRPORT ON A SOUTHBOUND DEPARTURE FOR ST. GEORGE. I CONTACTED MY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASKING HIM HOW THE WEATHER WAS FURTHER SOUTH AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS JUST GETTING WORSE. WE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ME TO DO A TOUCH AND GO IN CEDAR CITY AND TURN AROUND TO HEAD BACK TO SPANISH FORK. I REMEMBER HIM ASKING ME HOW MUCH FUEL THAT I HAD ON BOARD WHICH WAS ¾ OF A TANK. AS I APPROACHED THE NEPHI AIRPORT I NOTICED THAT I HAD JUST UNDER A QUARTER OF A TANK OF FUEL AND BELIEVED THAT I HAD PLENTY OF FUEL TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 NM OUT FROM THE SPANISH FORK AIRPORT THE PLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL."

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 GAA17CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPayson, UTThe student pilot's improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.Dec 2, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N992CT · 2

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

Accident 20180616008039ATakeoff: Rotation · Spanish Fork, UTJune 16th, 2018, a student and his instructor prepared for a flight to practice instrument procedures. They departed runway 30 at 1023 MST at Spanish Fork Airport U77 (kspk). The instructor asked the student to perform a soft field takeoff. The student…Jun 16, 2018 · Substantial damage Incident 20060510008569ILevel Off Touchdown · Fresno, CA(-23) Student pilot was on a solo cross country from kmer to kfch. Upon initial landing at kfch, student made a hard landing striking the propeller on the runway. The student pilot reported that he did not know he hit the propeller and continued his flight…May 10, 2006 · Minor damage