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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lawrence O Nolte ZODIAC CH650B · Dover, PA · July 2, 2017

Date
July 2, 2017 · 13:26 local
Place
Dover, PA
Airport
Lazy B Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N650LN
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17TA233
Reported as
Lawrence O Nolte Zodiac CH650B
Reported engine
Continental 0-200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total

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.

During cruise flight aicraft lost power. Initial troubleshooting by pilot determined that electric fuel pump (primary) stopped working resulting in engine stoppage. In maneuvering the aircraft to land, the electrically operated flaps were inoperable. Landed vicinity airfield beyond normal stopping distance area and resulted in damaged aircaft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AICRAFT LOST POWER. INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING BY PILOT DETERMINED THAT ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP (PRIMARY) STOPPED WORKING RESULTING IN ENGINE STOPPAGE. IN MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND, THE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED FLAPS WERE INOPERABLE. LANDED VICINITY AIRFIELD BEYOND NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE AREA AND RESULTED IN DAMAGED AIRCAFT.

NTSB investigation

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