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FAA accident report · Blue Side UP COMP AIR 8 SS52 · Grasmere, ID · May 8, 2022

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Date
May 8, 2022 · 14:20 local
Place
Grasmere, ID
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N801DT
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22FA173
Reported as
Blue Side UP Comp AIR 8 SS52
Reported engine
WALTER M601 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
N801DTRegistration cancelled Oct 13, 2023 · Blue Side UP COMP AIR 8 SS52S/N 027078SS52T03 · Built 2007Airframe modelBlue Side UP COMP AIR 8 SS52Engine modelWalter M601 seriesReciprocating

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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 enroute from boulder city municipal airport, NV (bvu) to an original destination of ontario, or (ono). No flight plan was filed, but the pilot was in contact with ATC and was receiving basic radar traffic information services while enroute, with the aircraft?s altitude varying between 11,000? And 13,000? MSL. Pilot received several reports from ATC about turbulence, icing and moderate to heavy precipitation directly ahead of the aircraft on its present course, to which the pilot replied ?thank you?. Upon ATC inquiry about his flight conditions he reported ?a little bit of precipitation and light chop or turbulence?. Shortly thereafter the pilot advised without giving reason that he was changing his destination to boise, ID (boi). Controller acknowledged the change and advised the pilot of scattered areas of moderate precipitation on his course to boi. Pilot then advised ATC he was ?min fuel? And then ?critical fuel? Stating that he might have developed a fuel leak and was trying to find a safe place to put the aircraft down. The controller offered several options both behind and ahead of the aircraft. The last recorded call from the aircraft was the pilot reporting ?engine out?.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM BOULDER CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NV (BVU) TO AN ORIGINAL DESTINATION OF ONTARIO, OR (ONO). NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, BUT THE PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH ATC AND WAS RECEIVING BASIC RADAR TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICES WHILE ENROUTE, WITH THE AIRCRAFT?S ALTITUDE VARYING BETWEEN 11,000? AND 13,000? MSL. PILOT RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS FROM ATC ABOUT TURBULENCE, ICING AND MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION DIRECTLY AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS PRESENT COURSE, TO WHICH THE PILOT REPLIED ?THANK YOU?. UPON ATC INQUIRY ABOUT HIS FLIGHT CONDITIONS HE REPORTED ?A LITTLE BIT OF PRECIPITATION AND LIGHT CHOP OR TURBULENCE?. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PILOT ADVISED WITHOUT GIVING REASON THAT HE WAS CHANGING HIS DESTINATION TO BOISE, ID (BOI). CONTROLLER ACKNOWLEDGED THE CHANGE AND ADVISED THE PILOT OF SCATTERED AREAS OF MODERATE PRECIPITATION ON HIS COURSE TO BOI. PILOT THEN ADVISED ATC HE WAS ?MIN FUEL? AND THEN ?CRITICAL FUEL? STATING THAT HE MIGHT HAVE DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK AND WAS TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. THE CONTROLLER OFFERED SEVERAL OPTIONS BOTH BEHIND AND AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LAST RECORDED CALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE PILOT REPORTING ?ENGINE OUT?.

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 WPR22FA173Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportGrasmere, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.May 8, 2022 · Substantial damage