# NTSB LAX07CA141: Bishop Thomas W BISHOP-ACRO, N360DD, Stead, NV, April 29, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 29, 2007, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Stead, NV - Coordinates: 39.667221, -119.876113 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6672&lon=-119.8761&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Adminitration - NTSB case key (mKey): 65720 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07CA141 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65720/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA141 ## Probable cause Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection and his failure to verify that an adequate fuel supply was on board the aircraft. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - fuel supply - not verified, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing - terrain condition - high vegetation ## Analysis The engine lost power and the airplane collided with sagebrush while attempting a forced landing. The pilot had been flying for about 10 minutes when the engine started to 'miss.' He realized that he had run out of fuel and was returning to land when the engine quit. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. The pilot's recommendation for prevention of this accident was to add a line item to his checklist noting that he should check the fuel level before flight. ## Factual narrative On April 29, 2007, about 1015 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Bishop Acro, N360DD, experienced a loss of engine power and collided with terrain while attempting an emergency landing at Reno/Stead Airport, Reno, Nevada. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local area flight departed Reno/Stead about 1000. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated in a written report that the aircraft had been on static display at a Young Eagles event. His children had taken a flight in another airplane and he decided to follow them in the accident airplane and take pictures; this flight lasted 15 minutes. After landing he took off again to take pictures of his friend's airplane. Ten minutes into the accident flight he elected to return to the airport, at which time the engine started to 'miss' and he realized it had run out of fuel. While lined up for a straight in landing on runway 14, the engine lost all power. The airplane landed 200 yards short of the runway and collided with sagebrush; the left aileron separated from the wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. In the recommendation section of the NTSB Pilot Accident Report form 6120, the pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented by adding 'check fuel' to his pre-takeoff checklist. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N360DD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360DD), registered now, S/N 1, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BISHOP THOMAS W BISHOP-ACRO - Registry model: [Bishop Thomas W BISHOP-ACRO](https://openairdocs.org/model/bishop-thomas-w-bishop-acro) (registry code 05646AA) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 1 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ross W Loundon - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, June 1, 2006 - Departed: 4SD, Stead, NV - Destination: Stead, NV - Airport: 4SD, Reno/Stead, runway 14, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 330 total, 130 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F ## 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 20070429009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429009499A), Apr 29, 2007: Amtr ACRO, Reno, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot had an opportunity to photograph his two daughters in-flight in a classic aircraft. The pilot departed in N360DD and his daughters departed in… From the NTSB's public API. 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