Hoster/Volmer VJ22 (SPORTSMAN) N2921

Summary

On 6 December 1996 at about 16:00 local time, a Hoster/Volmer VJ22 (SPORTSMAN) registered N2921 was involved in an accident near Seminole, Florida, United States. One person was 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

6 December 1996 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Seminole, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.8397, -82.7803

Aircraft

Hoster/Volmer VJ22 (SPORTSMAN)

Registration

N2921

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA97LA035

Nobody was injured.

inadequate maintenance/inspection of the airplane by the pilot/owner, and fuel contamination that resulted in fuel starvation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff and while circling the departure lake, the engine lost power as the pilot was adjusting the fuel/air ratio. He pushed the mixture control to full rich and applied the emergency procedures, but engine power was not restored. He initiated a descent for a forced landing on the lake, but was unable to clear a bridge, so he maneuvered the airplane for a landing on a canal. While descending, the right sponson collided with a tree. The airplane then crashed into the canal coming to rest upright. After the accident, the engine was started, and it operated normally. Further examination by the pilot/owner revealed blockage of the fuel tank outlet screen. The pilot further stated that the fuel tank had been reinstalled in May 1996, after being out of the airplane for 20 years. Also, he said he had previously noticed similar contaminant in the gascolator screen.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.