Waters AVID BANDIT N62PT

Summary

On 18 August 2001 at about 15:15 local time, a Waters AVID BANDIT registered N62PT was involved in an accident near Northville, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 2001 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Northville, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Mettetal-Canton Airport (1D2)

Coordinates

42.4299, -83.4793

Aircraft

Waters AVID BANDIT

Registration

N62PT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plymoth → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

CHI01LA285

2 people were seriously injured.

fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper fuel calculations. A factor was the concrete building.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane experienced a loss of engine power during cruise flight and was substantially damaged during a forced landing. The pilot reported, "... I noticed uneven fuel usage from tanks. Decision made to return to airport immediately, but engine quit en route." He attempted an engine re-start but was unsuccessful. He executed a forced landing to a racetrack. He reported the airplane collided with a concrete building. The airplane had no fuel in the right tank and 8 gallons of fuel in the left tank. No fuel leak was observed. The pilot reported that during the flight, he had the right wing fuel selector ON and the left wing fuel selector OFF. He forgot to select the left wing fuel selector to ON, and when the right wing fuel tank ran out of fuel, the engine quit. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.