Ohio Emeraude down

in article , Dave Hyde at wrote
on 11/2/03 6:43 PM:


What did the final say?

Dave 'what part of preliminary is unclear?' Hyde


Well, not the final, but here is the prelim:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...31X01836&key=1


NTSB Identification: NYC04LA013
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, October 21, 2003 in Brookville, OH
Aircraft: Little CP301A, registration: N29GL
Injuries: 1 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors.
Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been
completed.
On October 21, 2003, at 0930 eastern daylight time, an amateur built
Emeraude CP301A, N29GL, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain,
following a total loss of power during climbout from the Brookville Airport
(I62), Brookville, Ohio. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for
the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, witnesses
observed the airplane depart from runway 27. As the airplane climbed, the
engine suddenly quit, and the airplane made a left hand turn. During the
turn, the airplane descended rapidly out of the witnesses view.
The airplane came to rest in a field upright, about 1/4-mile from the
airport.
The FAA inspector examined the wreckage after the accident. He observed
substantial damage to both wings, and the forward fuselage. The inspector
did not observe any anomalies with the flight or engine controls. The fuel
gauge needle in the cockpit was observed stuck between the 1/4-1/2 position.
The fuel tank was ruptured, and no fuel stains were observed on the fuselage
skin. About one teaspoon of fuel was observed in the carburetor bowl, and no
fuel was observed in either the fuel tank or fuel lines.
The inspector also stated that there was an absence of fuel odor at the
accident site, and no discoloration of foliage was observed.
The last fueling record obtained from the fixed based operator at I62 for
the accident airplane was dated on July 30, 2003, when the airplane was
fueled with 15 gallons of 100LL aviation gasoline.

What did the final say?

Dave 'what part of preliminary is unclear?' Hyde



Ooops! Color me stupid. I didn't read Dave's post close enough.

Cheers!
Bob