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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Faulkner Thomas A ZENITH CH 801 · Collegedale, TN · October 12, 2020

Date: October 12, 2020 · 17:25 local
Place: Collegedale, TN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N801TP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA018
Reported as: Faulkner Thomas A Zenith CH 801
Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N801TPRegistered now · Faulkner Thomas A ZENITH CH 801S/N 4827 Airframe modelFaulkner Thomas A ZENITH CH 801 Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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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 runway planning on staying in the pattern, made left turn on crosswind , then left turn down wind at which point the engine quit running. Pilot immediately turned left and headed to the airport. Pilot was too low to make runway and decided to land straight ahead in the field.

Extracted from pilot witness statement dated 10/14/2020.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY PLANNING ON STAYING IN THE PATTERN, MADE LEFT TURN ON CROSSWIND , THEN LEFT TURN DOWN WIND AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. PILOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED LEFT AND HEADED TO THE AIRPORT. PILOT WAS TOO LOW TO MAKE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD IN THE FIELD.

EXTRACTED FROM PILOT WITNESS STATEMENT DATED 10/14/2020.

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 ERA21LA018Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportApison, TNA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, as a result of an incorrectly placarded fuel selector.Oct 12, 2020 · Substantial damage