Friling/Cothern LONGEZE N45FC

Summary

On 28 August 1986 at about 22:05 local time, a Friling/Cothern LONGEZE registered N45FC was involved in an accident near Plainfield, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 August 1986 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainfield, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Clow Intl. (1C5)

Coordinates

41.6095, -88.2008

Aircraft

Friling/Cothern LONGEZE

Registration

N45FC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kaiser Lake → Plainfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI86FEE06

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT MADE A STEEP RIGHT BANK WHILE ENTERING THE DOWNWIND LEG ON APPROACH TO LAND WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THERE WAS A LACK OF FUEL IN THE LINES BETWEEN THE IN-LINE FUEL FILTER, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND CARBURETOR. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS PURGED OF AIR BY LOOSENING THE FUEL LINE AT THE CARBURETOR AND HAND CRANKING THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS THEN STARTED AND RAN SATISFACTORILY. THE BUILDER OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN HIS EXPERIENCE THAT DURING A STEEP BANKED RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE FUEL WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE FUEL SUMP OUTLET OF THE ENGINE, ALLOWING AIR TO ENTER THE FUEL LINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.