ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240413
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 May 2019 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Pipistrel Alpha Trainer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N40EN |
| MSN: | 683 AT 912 LSA |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 211 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 UL2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salida, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gallup, NM (GUP) |
| Salida, CO (ANK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, after fueling the airplane, he did not realize that he had not replaced the fuel cap. During takeoff, the fuel gauge showed that the airplane had 74% of fuel remaining. About 5 nautical miles from the destination airport, the fuel gauge showed that the airplane had 10% of fuel remaining. He flew the airplane in a straight line to the end of the runway and reduced the engine throttle setting to idle, which set up a lower glidepath than normal. When the airplane reached a field west of the runway, the airplane "ran out of fuel." The pilot conducted a forced landing on the field, during which the airplane impacted a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the wreckage reported that less than 1/2 a gallon of fuel was recovered from the fuel tank. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to replace the fuel cap after fueling, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing to a field and subsequent collision with a fence.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Aug-2020 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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