At approximately 1415 Mountain time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a forced landing. The Commercial pilot and a passenger were not injured; visual conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, the engine began running rough, then lost all power. He made a forced landing in an open field. During the landing roll the airplane nosed over, crushing the vertical stabilizer and the top of the upper wing. He said that fuel leaking from the fuel tanks after the accident smelled like kerosene.
March 5, 2006, Severance, Colo. / Aviat Pitts S-2B
At approximately 1415 Mountain time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a forced landing. The Commercial pilot and a passenger were not injured; visual conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, the engine began running rough, then lost all power. He made a forced landing in an open field. During the landing roll the airplane nosed over, crushing the vertical stabilizer and the top of the upper wing. He said that fuel leaking from the fuel tanks after the accident smelled like kerosene....
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane sustained substantial damage, including a crushed vertical stabilizer and upper wing, when it nosed over during a forced landing.
- The commercial pilot and a passenger were uninjured despite the accident.
- The forced landing was necessitated by the engine running rough and then losing all power, with the pilot subsequently reporting that the leaking fuel smelled like kerosene.
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