# NTSB ERA11CA485: Haines Joseph E SHA-GLASAIR, N334JH, Beaufort, NC, September 5, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 5, 2011, 11:08 local (15:08 UTC) - Place: Beaufort, NC - Coordinates: 34.733612, -76.660552 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7336&lon=-76.6606&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 27, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA / FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 81742 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA485 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81742/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81742 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA485 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid management (probable cause); cases with it: [Haines Joseph E SHA-GLASAIR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=05655XG), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Haines Joseph E SHA-GLASAIR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md?model=05655XG), [All aircraft, 137 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191); cases with it: [Haines Joseph E SHA-GLASAIR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md?model=05655XG), [All aircraft, 733 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Haines Joseph E SHA-GLASAIR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05655XG), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Haines Joseph E SHA-GLASAIR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=05655XG), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Haines Joseph E SHA-GLASAIR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05655XG), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he conducted a preflight inspection of the airplane, which included checking the fuel tanks for water. The startup and taxi were normal. After takeoff, the pilot raised the wing flaps and turned to the right. While rolling out of the turn, the engine coughed, ran, and then lost power. The airplane was about 150 feet above ground level. The pilot tried to land on another runway, but he did not have enough altitude or airspeed to complete his turn to final approach. He landed on an unpaved portion of the airport and impacted heavy brush, and the airplane structure sustained substantial damage. The pilot said that the engine lost power due to fuel starvation because he had not put any fuel in the wing tanks and forgot to switch the fuel feed to the header tank. ## Factual narrative Prior to the flight the pilot preflighted the airplane. He checked the oil quantity and sumped the fuel tanks for water. Start up and taxi was normal. After takeoff the pilot raised the wing flaps and turned to the right. While rolling out of the turn the engine coughed, ran, and then quit. The airplane at this time was approximately 150 feet above ground level. The pilot tried to land on one of the airport's other runways but, he did not have enough altitude or airspeed to complete his turn to final. He then landed the airplane on an unpaved portion of the airport and impacted heavy brush. The airplane structure was substantially damaged. When asked about the engine failure by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot advised that the engine failed due to fuel starvation because he had not put any fuel in the wing tanks, and forgot to feed from the header tank. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N334JH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N334JH), registered now, S/N 608, built 1987 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HAINES JOSEPH E SHA-GLASAIR - Registry model: [Haines Joseph E SHA-GLASAIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/haines-joseph-e-sha-glasair) (registry code 05655XG) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 608 - Airframe hours: 1074 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, June 5, 2011 - Departed: MRH, Beaufort, NC - Destination: MRH, Beaufort, NC - Airport: MRH, Michael J. Smith Field Airport, runway 21, 4,191 × 147 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 77; injuries: minor; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 23, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 22,782 total, 1,074 in this make and model, 12,000 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft overcast - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: MRH ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20110905022919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110905022919A), Sep 5, 2011: Haines Joseph E SHA-GLASAIR, Beaufort, NC, Substantial damage. N334JH departed runway 21 at the kmrh airport on September 5, 2011 at approximatley 1045 local. While in the departure climb the aircraft experienced an engine… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 9, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81742. 1.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 523 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355219&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Inspectors Statement (item 2, .PDF, 64 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355220&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Inspectors%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (KMRH METARs) (item 3, .PDF, 246 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355221&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records%20(KMRH%20METARs)-Master.PDF - Photographs of Accident Airplane (As Provided by FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 529 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355222&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photographs%20of%20Accident%20Airplane%20(As%20Provided%20by%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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