20190529005399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER · Salida, CO · May 29, 2019

Date: May 29, 2019 · 20:45 local
Place: Salida, CO
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N40EN
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA295
Reported as: Pipistrel Lsa S R L Alpha Trainer
Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Sport pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 266 total266 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N40ENRegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2021 · Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINERS/N 683 AT 912 LSA · Built 2014 Airframe modelPipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER Engine modelRotax 912UL24 cycle

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What happened

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

Aircraft was emergency landed on 05/29/2019 at approximately 20:45 in a field southwest of Salida, CO airport (ank). Upon emergency landing in the field the pilot was unable to control the aircraft rollout due to rough terrain. Aircraft contacted a barbwire fence and was substantially damaged. Front landing gear was ripped off and composite structure aft of the engine firewall was substantially damaged. Aircraft was emergency landed due to fuel starvation. Aircraft was last topped off with fuel at the self-service fuel pump at gallup. NM (gup). The aircraft fuel tank cap was later found at the self-service fuel pump at gallup, NM (gup) a primary factor to the fuel starvation accident cause. The aircraft privacy data omitted was the sole occupant and was not injured as a result of the aircraft accident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS EMERGENCY LANDED ON 05/29/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:45 IN A FIELD SOUTHWEST OF SALIDA, CO AIRPORT (ANK). UPON EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT ROLLOUT DUE TO ROUGH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A BARBWIRE FENCE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. FRONT LANDING GEAR WAS RIPPED OFF AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AFT OF THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS EMERGENCY LANDED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT WAS LAST TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL AT THE SELF-SERVICE FUEL PUMP AT GALLUP. NM (GUP). THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK CAP WAS LATER FOUND AT THE SELF-SERVICE FUEL PUMP AT GALLUP, NM (GUP) A PRIMARY FACTOR TO THE FUEL STARVATION ACCIDENT CAUSE. THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA19CA295Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalida, COThe pilot's failure to replace the fuel cap after fueling, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing to a field and subsequent collision with a fence.May 30, 2019 · Substantial damage