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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rockwell International 112TC · Ocean City, NJ · September 11, 2021

Date: September 11, 2021 · 18:45 local
Place: Ocean City, NJ
Airport: Ocean City Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4565W
Reported as: Rockwell International 112TC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 145 total71 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N4565WRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Rockwell International 112TCS/N 13055 Airframe modelRockwell International 112TC Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airman conducted round-trip cross country flight departing monmouth executive airport (kblm) to tampa north aero park (X39). Pilot landed for fuel at intermediate fuel stop with minimal reserves and experienced fuel burn of 12 gallons per hour.

Airmen's return flight to home airport resulted in burn rate of 20 gph. Pilot landed with minimal fuel at first refueling point. During refuel, fueler notified pilot there was minimal fuel remaining in tanks, but pilot did not investigate cause of abnormal fuel consumption and continued flight.

While flying to home airport, pilot contacted ATC to divert to local airport for fuel. During landing, airman executed go-around for unstable approach. During second landing, pilot experienced intermittent loss of power in traffic pattern, landed with gusty tailwind and veered off runway, collapsing nose gear after striking apron lights and taxiway sign.

Investigation indicated no fuel remaining in aircraft fuel tanks.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN CONDUCTED ROUND-TRIP CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTING MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KBLM) TO TAMPA NORTH AERO PARK (X39). PILOT LANDED FOR FUEL AT INTERMEDIATE FUEL STOP WITH MINIMAL RESERVES AND EXPERIENCED FUEL BURN OF 12 GALLONS PER HOUR.

AIRMEN'S RETURN FLIGHT TO HOME AIRPORT RESULTED IN BURN RATE OF 20 GPH. PILOT LANDED WITH MINIMAL FUEL AT FIRST REFUELING POINT. DURING REFUEL, FUELER NOTIFIED PILOT THERE WAS MINIMAL FUEL REMAINING IN TANKS, BUT PILOT DID NOT INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF ABNORMAL FUEL CONSUMPTION AND CONTINUED FLIGHT.

WHILE FLYING TO HOME AIRPORT, PILOT CONTACTED ATC TO DIVERT TO LOCAL AIRPORT FOR FUEL. DURING LANDING, AIRMAN EXECUTED GO-AROUND FOR UNSTABLE APPROACH. DURING SECOND LANDING, PILOT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC PATTERN, LANDED WITH GUSTY TAILWIND AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY, COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR AFTER STRIKING APRON LIGHTS AND TAXIWAY SIGN.

INVESTIGATION INDICATED NO FUEL REMAINING IN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS.