ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226290
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| Date: | Monday 17 June 2019 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: | Quicksilver Sport 2S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N418RB |
| MSN: | 0303 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 70 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salem Township, Westmoreland County, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Montgomery, NY (MGJ) |
| Wilkes-Barre/Sc, PA (VAP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, before the flight, he added 4.5 gallons of fuel to the 12-gallon fuel tank and that, while flying at a high-density altitude, "it never occurred to…[him to] monitor fuel consumption for the 80-mile flight." About 1 hour 25 minutes into the flight, the engine sputtered, and the pilot made an emergency landing in a field. He then obtained fuel and added it to the airplane and subsequently attempted to take off, but after the airplane climbed about 2 ft, the landing gear entered tall grass, which got caught on the main landing gear wheels. The airplane then abruptly stopped and flipped over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in the precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2019 23:00 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 18-Jun-2019 21:49 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2019 21:49 | Captain Adam | Updated [Cn] |
| 19-Apr-2020 07:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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