ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219904
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| Date: | Saturday 22 December 2018 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  CSA SportCruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Jrs Flying Club Llc |
| Registration: | N564SC |
| MSN: | C0524 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Collier County, Naples, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Naples Airport, FL (APF/KAPF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the passenger, the pilot fueled the airplane before takeoff. While en route, about 2,500 ft above ground level, the airplane struck a large bird. The engine continued to operate for about 2 minutes, until the "low fuel" warning indicator illuminated, and then the engine lost total power. The pilot declared an emergency and performed a forced landing on a road. During the landing roll, the airplane struck a road sign and several large trees, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nosewheel fairing and the underside of the engine cowling displayed evidence of a bird strike. Examination of the engine revealed that the carburetor was leaking fuel. The damage to the carburetor could not be definitively attributed to the bird strike alone. However, given that the airplane had been fueled immediately before the flight, that a low fuel warning was annunciated shortly after the bird strike, and that the bird had impacted an area in the vicinity from which fuel was leaking, it is likely that the bird strike damaged the fuel system, which resulted in fuel draining from the airplane, subsequent fuel exhaustion, and a total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: Collision with a bird in flight, which resulted in damage to the engine, a fuel leak, and a subsequent total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N564SC
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2018 20:45 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Dec-2018 00:14 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2018 12:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 24-Dec-2018 12:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Photo] |
| 03-Jul-2020 12:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 03-Jul-2020 17:36 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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