# NTSB WPR22LA130: Paradise Aircraft USA P1, N101YY, Glendale, AZ, March 19, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 19, 2022, 08:36 local (15:36 UTC) - Place: Glendale, AZ - Coordinates: 33.528968, -112.2939 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5290&lon=-112.2939&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 104842 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA130 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104842/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104842 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA130 ## Probable cause A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection. ## 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 · Inadequate inspection (probable cause); cases with it: [Paradise Aircraft USA P1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=06001AU), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid level (probable cause); cases with it: [Paradise Aircraft USA P1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=06001AU), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Inspection: preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510): Personnel issues › Task performance · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Paradise Aircraft USA P1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510/cases.md?model=06001AU), [All aircraft, 551 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Paradise Aircraft USA P1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=06001AU), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Aircraft inspection event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/050); cases with it: [Paradise Aircraft USA P1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/050/sequence.md?model=06001AU), [All aircraft, 229 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/050/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342); cases with it: [Paradise Aircraft USA P1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=06001AU), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) (defining event); cases with it: [Paradise Aircraft USA P1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=06001AU), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Paradise Aircraft USA P1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=06001AU), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor reported that he had observed the student pilot use a dipstick to determine the fuel quantity. They then departed for a training flight with the belief that they had 10 gallons of fuel. They performed flight maneuvers for about 20 minutes then returned to the airport for pattern work. On the third takeoff, about 300 ft above ground level (agl), the engine experienced a total loss of power. The flight instructor initiated a forced landing to a road where the airplane struck a curb, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. After a debrief with the student, it was discovered by the flight instructor that the student may have inserted the fuel dipstick into the tank at an angle instead of vertically and got a higher level indication of fuel quantity. A postaccident examination of the wing tanks by the recovery agency, revealed less than a half-gallon of fuel remaining in the tanks. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N101YY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101YY), registered now, S/N 178 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PARADISE AIRCRAFT USA LLC P1 - Registry model: [Paradise Aircraft USA P1](https://openairdocs.org/model/paradise-aircraft-usa-p1) (registry code 06001AU) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 178 - Year built: 2015 - Airframe hours: 422.3 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Executive Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Executive Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, February 28, 2022 - Departed: GEU, Glendale, AZ - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: GEU, Glendale Municipal, runway 01, 7,150 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; injuries: none; commercial, private, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 15, 2020; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 556.5 total, 11.4 in this make and model, 383.7 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days, 14.9 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 32; injuries: none; student; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 43 total, 8.7 in this make and model, 5.6 in the last 90 days, 1.3 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KGEU - METAR: KGEU 191556Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 17/M05 A3005 ## 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 20220319001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220319001019A), Mar 19, 2022: Paradise Aircraft USA LLC P1, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. On March 19th 2022, a Paradise aircraft UAS LLC P1 aircraft was performing touch and goes at Glendale municipal airport. On the 3rd touch and go the aircraft… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 30, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104842. 5.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 4.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13610529&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Accident%20Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Fuel exam report (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 199 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13712233&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memo%20for%20Record%20WPR22LA130%20Fuel%20Exam-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13610790&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos%20for%20WPR22LA130-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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