Nelson Steven Paul WAG-AEROSPORTSMAN2+2 N124SN

Summary

On 17 May 2010 at about 00:45 local time, a Nelson Steven Paul WAG-AEROSPORTSMAN2+2 registered N124SN, operated by Nelson Steven P, was involved in an accident near Milica, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 May 2010 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Milica, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

45.7722, -93.6319

Aircraft

Nelson Steven Paul WAG-AEROSPORTSMAN2+2

Registration

N124SN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Nelson Steven P

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milica → Milica

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN10CA254

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he and his passenger had flown for approximately 1.5 hours before returning to his airport for landing. Prior to landing, the pilot became distracted by another aircraft within the vicinity of the airport and he forgot to switch to "both" tanks on the fuel selector. During the landing, the airplane bounced and the pilot executed a go-around in order to perform "a better landing." While executing the go-around the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to land on the remaining runway; however, the airplane touched down in a field and the left main landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported that he forgot to switch fuel tanks during the flight and that was the reason the engine lost power. Examination of the airplane revealed the left main wing spar was bent.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.