# Incident 20220319003959I: Gleason Peter R SKY STAR KITFOX, Jekyll Island, GA, March 19, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2022, 18:00 local time
- Place: Jekyll Island, GA
- Airport: Jekyll Island
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0745° N, 81.4278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JEKYLL ISLAND (09J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0745&lon=-81.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N852PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N852PG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gleason Peter R SKY STAR KITFOX (registry code 05606N3, https://openairdocs.org/model/gleason-peter-r-sky-star-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLEASON PETER R SKY STAR KITFOX
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220319003959I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N852PG FLEW FROM NEW YORK TO JEKYLL ISLAND. DURING ENROUTE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FUEL STARVATION COINDITION. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN PURCHASED A FULL CAN OF FUEL FROM THE JEKYLL ISLAND AIRPORT. THE PILOT FUELED HIS AIRCRAFT, PERFORMED A TAKE OFF FROM THE BEACH AND LANDED SAFELY AT JEKYLL ISLAND AIRPORT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A WALK AROUND INSPECTION, FUELED UP AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO FLORIDA.

## Other reports on N852PG (1)

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

- [Accident 20050912020069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050912020069A), Sep 12, 2005: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5 (N852PG), Klamath Falls, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot loaded an eighty pound bag of cement into the passenger seat to evaluate aircraft performance with additional weight. During takeoff pilot noticed…

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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