ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223259
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 March 2019 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: | Air Creation Tanarg |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N912TJ |
| MSN: | T06113 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 818 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kikaua Point Beach Park, Hawaii, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kona-Keahole Airport, HI (KOA/PHKO) |
| Kona-Keahole Airport, HI (KOA/PHKO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the weight-shift-control aircraft reported that he departed with 6 gallons of fuel onboard the airplane and that he estimated that the fuel burn was 3 gallons per hour. He added that, during the flight, he performed multiple climbs and descents, and he believed the aircraft burned more fuel than usual. He added that, about 1 hour 15 minutes into the flight, the engine lost power. He restarted the engine momentarily, but it then lost power again. He attempted to restart the engine multiple times to no avail. During the forced landing, he attempted to land the aircraft on a field, but it impacted terrain about 15 yards short of the intended landing site.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot added that, after visiting the hospital, he went back to look at the aircraft and did not see any fuel in the fuel tank.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=AIR+CREATION&Modeltxt=TANARG&PageNo=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2019 05:26 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Mar-2019 05:41 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 14:54 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 16:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 21:28 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2019 16:08 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Nov-2019 08:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Jun-2023 09:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Accident report, ]] |
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