On 01 Dec 2003 06:07 PM, Ron Wanttaja posted the following:
On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 20:09:35 GMT, Kyler Laird
wrote:

Ron Wanttaja writes:

Well... as far as homebuilts are concerned, fuel exhaustion (defined
as the pilot running the airplane out of fuel) plays only a minor
role in the overall accident rate. During 1998-2000, only 4.5% of
all homebuilt accidents involved fuel exhaustion (including some
accidents that occurred during precautionary landings due to a low
fuel state).

How many of "all homebuilt accidents" involved an "emergency landing"?
(I don't think we mean "landing" to include "falling to earth in
pieces".)

About 20% of the homebuilt accidents in that period involved a loss of
power due to mechanical failure of the engine or fuel system (vs.
pilot mismanagement of fuel or power system). About 15% engine
related, about 5% fuel-system related.

Is "running out of gas' considered pilot mismanagement of the fuel
system in the accident report data? Also, I realize that the accident
data is what you have available, but data showing the causes for forced
landings (which may not necessarily generate an accident report) might
be more appropriate.

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