# Incident 20210329005349I: Tl Ultralight S R O TL STREAM, Trenton, SC, March 29, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2021, 17:35 local time
- Place: Trenton, SC
- Airport: Twin Lakes
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6457° N, 81.8671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TWIN LAKES (S17), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6457&lon=-81.8671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: TL Ultralight S R O TL STREAM (registry code 05638HG, https://openairdocs.org/model/tl-ultralight-s-r-o-tl-stream) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TL ULTRALIGHT S R O TL STREAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210329005349I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING FROM TWIN LAKES TO BARNWELL TO GET FUEL. SAID HE CHECKED THE FUEL GAUGE ON

THE ONBOARD COMPUTER, WHICH SAID HE HAD 2.5 HOURS OF FUEL. SAID HE HAS TESTED THE ONBOARD

COMPUTER EXTENSIVELY, AND ALWAYS FOUND IT TO BE ACCURATE WITHIN .5 GALLON. SAID HE LOOKED IN

THE TANKS AND ?SAW FUEL SLOSHING IN THE TANK.? AS HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH APPROX. 4,500 FT,

THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING. HE REDUCED POWER, BUT NO CHANGE. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE

FUEL STARVATION, SO STARTED LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE FIELD. WHEN HE KNEW HE COULDN?T MAKE IT TO

AN AIRPORT, HE MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A FARM FIELD (ACTUALLY A GUN

RANGE).  ON 03-30-21 THIS INSPECTOR VISUALLY CHECKED FUEL FILLER OF AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS DRY WITH ONLY THE SMELL OF AVGAS PRESENT

## Other reports on N37ST (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230208000979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230208000979I), Feb 8, 2023: Tl Ultralight S R O TL STREAM (N37ST), Leonardtown, MD, Minor damage. The pilot went out flying with a passenger. After flying around locally, they had returned to the airfield and conducted 5 touch and go landings. The pilot’s…

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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