20181221022039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Taylorcraft L-2M · Walla Walla, WA · December 21, 2018

Date: December 21, 2018 · 13:30 local
Place: Walla Walla, WA
Airport: Walla Walla
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N46147
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19LA049
Reported as: Taylorcraft L-2M
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 276 total1 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N46147Registered now · Taylorcraft L-2MS/N L5567 · Built 1943 Airframe modelTaylorcraft L-2M Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot departed sand point, id on routine cross country to Walla Walla ,WA. Distance of 174 statute miles . Aircraft cruise speed stated by pilot: 115 mph. Total fuel 14 gallons . Fuel flow stated by pilot 4.5 gph. Flight planned head winds stated by pilot: 18MPH. Calculated ground speed: 97 mph. Flight planned time enroute: 1HOUR and 56MINUTES. Pilot experienced power loss about 4 miles north of Walla Walla Airport,made emergency landing in plowed field rolled to a stop,ending in nose over. Propeller damaged, engine mount bent, and firewall damaged. No injuries or fire. Pilot tried normal restart procedures in glide to the emergency landing, but was unsuccessful in restart.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED SAND POINT, ID ON ROUTINE CROSS COUNTRY TO WALLA WALLA ,WA. DISTANCE OF 174 STATUTE MILES . AIRCRAFT CRUISE SPEED STATED BY PILOT: 115 MPH. TOTAL FUEL 14 GALLONS . FUEL FLOW STATED BY PILOT 4.5 GPH. FLIGHT PLANNED HEAD WINDS STATED BY PILOT: 18MPH. CALCULATED GROUND SPEED: 97 MPH. FLIGHT PLANNED TIME ENROUTE: 1HOUR AND 56MINUTES. PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF WALLA WALLA AIRPORT,MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD ROLLED TO A STOP,ENDING IN NOSE OVER. PROPELLER DAMAGED, ENGINE MOUNT BENT, AND FIREWALL DAMAGED. NO INJURIES OR FIRE. PILOT TRIED NORMAL RESTART PROCEDURES IN GLIDE TO THE EMERGENCY LANDING, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN RESTART.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR19LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWalla Walla, WAThe pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Dec 21, 2018 · Substantial damage