# Accident 20190315001389A: Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II, Independence, IA, March 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2019, 05:30 local time
- Place: Independence, IA
- Airport: Independence Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4569° N, 91.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4569&lon=-91.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N822GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II (registry code 957051R, https://openairdocs.org/model/clinton-gerald-l-osprey-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B3B (registry code 42142, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLINTON GERALD L OSPREY II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,470 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190315001389A

## Narrative

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

OVERVIEW: ON MARCH 15, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0530 CENTRAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT OF N822GC EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE EN-ROUTE TO INDEPENDENCE, IA (KIIB).  THIS WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER ITS PURCHASE ON JANUARY 21, 2019.  N822GC WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE CONDUCTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT POWER AT THE INDEPENDENCE, IA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KIIB). THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 FEET EAST AND 425 FEET SOUTH OF THE NE CORNER OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION.

THE PILOT WAS IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. RECORDS INDICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS ALSO A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A FLIGHT REVIEW DATED MARCH 4, 2019. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

AIRCRAFT; INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONFIRMED FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY.  INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONFIRMED NO FUEL IN THE 32 GALLON TANK.  AIRCRAFT ANNUAL WAS CONDUCTED IN FEBRUARY, 2019

PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED N822GC AN OSPREY II AND WAS FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM MILWAUKEE TO UTAH AND THAT INDEPENDENCE, IA (KIIB) WAS A PLANNED FUEL STOP. PILOT ALSO INDICATED AND HE HAD BEEN ENCOUNTERING HEAVY WINDS ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.  PILOT INDICATED THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT INDEPENDENCE, IA.  PILOT INDICATED ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ¾ MILE NORTH WEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RIGHT HAND 270 DEGREE TURN TO RUNWAY 18. THE NORTH WEST WINDS PUSHED AIRCRAFT EAST OF THE RUNWAY 17 CAUSING AND OVERSHOOT CONDITION. THE PILOT REPORTED A RAPID DECREASE IN AIRSPEED WHILE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GROUND AND THEN A RAPID DESCENT AT OR VERY CLOSE TO THE FENCE THAT SEPARATED THE FIELD AND THE AIRPORT PERIMETER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY JUST WEST OF THE FENCE. (SEE FLIGHT PATH MAP)WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS KIIB 152215Z AUTO 30019G24 10SM OVC 039 03M01 A3016.

## 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 GAA19CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA173), Mar 15, 2019: Pereira Osprey (N822GC), Independence, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

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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