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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Quartz Mountain Aerospace 11E · Hawkinsville, GA · March 29, 2024

Date: March 29, 2024 · 13:00 local
Place: Hawkinsville, GA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N519BW
Reported as: Quartz Mountain Aerospace 11E
Reported engine: Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 364 total

N519BWRegistered now · Quartz Mountain Aerospace 11ES/N 1016 · Built 2009 Airframe modelQuartz Mountain Aerospace 11E Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed kaaf (apalachicola, FL) after taking on 16.3 gallons of fuel. The tanks were visually observed to be "topped off". At 1 hour and 10 minutes into the flight, the pilot observed an indicated fuel imbalance. The guages indicated the left tank to be at 1/4 tank and the right indicated full. The right tank was selected and the flight continued for fifty minutes. The pilot turned inbound for 48A (cochran, GA) and at approximately 14 miles out the engine quit resulting in an off airport landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KAAF (APALACHICOLA, FL) AFTER TAKING ON 16.3 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE TANKS WERE VISUALLY OBSERVED TO BE "TOPPED OFF". AT 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT OBSERVED AN INDICATED FUEL IMBALANCE. THE GUAGES INDICATED THE LEFT TANK TO BE AT 1/4 TANK AND THE RIGHT INDICATED FULL. THE RIGHT TANK WAS SELECTED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED FOR FIFTY MINUTES. THE PILOT TURNED INBOUND FOR 48A (COCHRAN, GA) AND AT APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES OUT THE ENGINE QUIT RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.