# NTSB GAA19CA173: Pereira Osprey, N822GC, Independence, IA, March 15, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 15, 2019, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Independence, IA - Coordinates: 42.456943, -91.947776 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4569&lon=-91.9478&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report November 6, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99143 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA173 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99143/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99143 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA173 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Planning/preparation: fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md?model=957051R), [All aircraft, 719 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md) - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid level (probable cause); cases with it: [Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=957051R), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=957051R), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Maneuvering: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192); cases with it: [Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=957051R), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md) - [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=957051R), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Landing: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=957051R), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=957051R), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane encountered a significant headwind during the flight and that the engine burned more fuel than he had planned. The fuel was exhausted, which resulted in a loss of all engine power. The pilot subsequently conducted a forced landing, during which the right wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that the airplane encountered a significant headwind during the flight, and that the engine burned more fuel than he had planned. The airplane exhausted its fuel and the pilot established a forced landing. During the forced landing the airplane's right wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N822GC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N822GC), registered now, S/N 101, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Pereira OSPREY (II) - Registry model: [Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II](https://openairdocs.org/model/clinton-gerald-l-osprey-ii) (registry code 957051R) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-B3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b3b) (registry code 42142, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 101 - Year built: 2006 - Airframe hours: 60 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, February 1, 2019 - Departed: MWC, Milwaukee, WI - Destination: MWC, Milwaukee, WI - Airport: IIB, Independence Muni, runway 18, 5,500 × 100 ft, concrete - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Angle of attack indicator ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: minor; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 4, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,470 total, 4 in this make and model, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 315° at 25 knots, gusting 32 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 28.79 inHg - Observed at: KIIB ## 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 20190315001389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190315001389A), Mar 15, 2019: Clinton Gerald L OSPREY II, Independence, IA, Substantial damage. Overview: on March 15, 2019, at approximately 0530 central time [privacy data omitted] pilot of N822GC experienced an engine failure while en-route to… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 26, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99143. 3.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473617&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 156 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473618&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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