20181009019639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Teal Jenkins SKYTRAX · Cortez, CO · October 9, 2018

Date: October 9, 2018 · 12:52 local
Place: Cortez, CO
Airport: Cortez Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N772TJ
Reported as: Teal Jenkins Skytrax
Reported engine: YAMAHA ALL MDLS A/B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N772TJRegistered now · Teal Jenkins SKYTRAXS/N 3 · Built 2016 Airframe modelTeal Jenkins SKYTRAX Engine modelYamaha ALL MDLS A/BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot departed double eagle airfield enroute to Cortez muni. Attempted to build in a fuel reserve by reducing the listed qty of fuel in fuel flow computer (ffc) by 1.3 gallons compared to actual fuel on board. Extended duration high power settings due to strong head winds and repeated climbs burned fuel at a faster rate than the ffc was computing, and aircraft engine failed in flight due to fuel starvation less than 5 miles from destination airport. Pilot states the ffc was still showing 1.0 gallons of fuel at time of incident.

Aircraft flipped over while completeing a forced landing on rough terrain, causing signifacnt dame to wings, chassis, landing gear, and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED DOUBLE EAGLE AIRFIELD ENROUTE TO CORTEZ MUNI. ATTEMPTED TO BUILD IN A FUEL RESERVE BY REDUCING THE LISTED QTY OF FUEL IN FUEL FLOW COMPUTER (FFC) BY 1.3 GALLONS COMPARED TO ACTUAL FUEL ON BOARD. EXTENDED DURATION HIGH POWER SETTINGS DUE TO STRONG HEAD WINDS AND REPEATED CLIMBS BURNED FUEL AT A FASTER RATE THAN THE FFC WAS COMPUTING, AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION LESS THAN 5 MILES FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT. PILOT STATES THE FFC WAS STILL SHOWING 1.0 GALLONS OF FUEL AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WHILE COMPLETEING A FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN, CAUSING SIGNIFACNT DAME TO WINGS, CHASSIS, LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER.