- Date
- July 17, 1989, 20:15 local (Jul 18, 1989, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Arlington, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N38AMMirsepasy 3Q2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890717022569A
- Case key
- 41049
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Probable cause
Fuel starvation due to a blocked fuel line which resulted in the pilot having to land on unsuitable terrain.
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 pilot reported that the engine began running rough during a local flight. The pilot returned to the airport where during the landing roll on a closed runway, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane slid down the runway coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported that the reason for the loss of power was the fuel line was blocked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38AM
- Reported as
- Mirsepasy 3Q2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Engine
- Revmaster 2100DQ, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- A. Emil Mirsepasy
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airport
- 588 · Arlington
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 232 total · 1 in this make and model · 232 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.