- Date
- April 11, 1991, 10:27 local (15:27 UTC)
- Place
- Green Bay, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1490Brault Glasair SH2F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910411010089A
- Case key
- 14837
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's failure to refuel the aircraft prior to departure. A factor contributing to the accident was the unporting of the fuel pick up line in fuel tank during abrupt or negative 'g' maneuvers.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was maneuvering in attitudes that imposed negative 'g' forces on the airframe when engine power was lost. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. An emergency landing was initiated to a paved road. The aircraft struck a wire on approach and subsequently impacted a ditch. Examination revealed that the fuel pickup line was capable of unporting with low fuel level during negative 'g' maneuvers. Total fuel capacity was 34.5 gallons. Approximately 10 gallons of fuel were present when the engine power failure occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1490
- Reported as
- Brault Glasair SH2F
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 610
- Airframe hours
- 341
- Engine
- Lycoming I0-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- R. G. Brault
- Registered owner
- R. G. Brault
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 19, 1990 · 24 hours before
- Airport
- GRB · Austin Straubel
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 549 total · 350 in this make and model · 510 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 25 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1490 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.