- Date
- June 14, 1986, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Smith Station, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5291YAnderson Tierra II 1984
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860614024459A
- Case key
- 7128
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Analysis
The acft's engine lost pwr shortly after t/o and a forced ldg was made in some saplings. The plt reported that he neglected to use the electric fuel boost pump during the t/o and subsequent pwr loss. He had previously installed the pump on the home-built acft for use during hot wx ops, because of prior pwr losses experienced in hot wx using only the engine driven pump. The plt estimated the temp at the time of the accident to be 85 deg f. the plt also noted that the acft fuel tank was mounted several feet below the level of the engine, and that automotive fuel was in use at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5291Y
- Reported as
- Anderson Tierra II 1984 (TIERRA II)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 21330
- Airframe hours
- 76
- Engine
- Rotax 532, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward R. Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 6, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- AL56
- Airport
- AL56 · Smith Station Light, runway 18, 1,700 × ft
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 251 total · 76 in this make and model · 181 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CSG, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.