# Accident 20181221022039A: Taylorcraft L-2M, Walla Walla, WA, December 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2018, 13:30 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Walla Walla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2322° N, 118.2242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2322&lon=-118.2242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46147, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46147) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft L-2M (registry code 8850414, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-l-2m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT L-2M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181221022039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR19LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA049), Dec 21, 2018: Taylorcraft L 2M (N46147), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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