ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66072
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 2009 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Remos G-3-600 |
| Owner/operator: | Experimental Aircraft Association |
| Registration: | N261RA |
| MSN: | 219 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912-UL-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Hwy 44 and Knott Rd. near Fisk and Oshkosk, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Oshkosh, WI (OSH) |
| Oshkosh, WI (OSH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor pilot reported that she preflighted the fuel quantity of the high-wing Special Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) by looking at the fuel quantity tube that was located between the pilots’ seats. She reported that it indicated 1/2 tank, or about 11 gallons of fuel. The pilot departed on a demonstration flight. After approximately 30 minutes of flight, the pilot was returning to the airport when the engine stopped. The engine was restarted, but stopped again about one minute later. The engine stopped and was restarted about five times. The pilot executed a forced landing to a field, and the airplane nosed over during the landing roll. Inspection of the fuel system revealed that it was empty; the engine ran when fuel was provided. The inspection of the fuel quantity tube revealed that it was “discolored,” and that there was a crease in the tube at the half-way point. The pilot reported that the crease in the tube made it appear that there was 1/2 tank of fuel. The airplane was also equipped with a fuel quantity gauge on the instrument panel which operated normally.
Probable Cause: A total loss of total engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the instructor pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the creased fuel quantity tube.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2009 21:09 | slowkid | Added |
| 01-Jul-2009 21:15 | slowkid | Updated |
| 02-Jul-2009 06:54 | slowkid | Updated |
| 02-Jul-2009 08:21 | Digitalis | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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