Rockwell 112 accident near Bryan, TX
On May 29, 2011, a Rockwell 112 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bryan, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 29, 2011
- Place
- Bryan, TX
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 112 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.622°N, 96.354°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110529X15329
Official records · CEN11FA358
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Summary of data from ATC Radar: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Radar - Selected Points - Tabular Data: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 28, 2011, at 2044 central daylight time, a Rockwell 112, single engine airplane, N1041J, impacted terrain during a forced landing at Bryan, Texas. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. No persons on the ground were injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to a private individual and was being operated by another private individual for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Dusk visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan had not been filed. The flight had originated from Fort Worth Spinks Airport (FWS), Fort Worth, Texas, about 1922 and was en route to Scholes International Airport (GLS), Galveston, Texas. A witness statement and fueling records show that the airplane was last refueled on May 25, 2011. Other records showed that the pilot made two flights of 1.4 hours each, totaling 2.8 hours, on May 26, 2011. Another witness reported the pilot may have made two other local flights on either May 26, or May 27, 2011, and records show the airplane was not refueled after any of those flights. On the day of the accident the airplane was in cruise flight about 9,500 feet mean sea level (msl) when the pilot advised the controller that he wanted to make a fuel stop at Easterwood Field Airport (CLL), College Station, Texas. The airplane then made a right turn of about 90 degrees and began descending toward CLL. Several minutes later the pilot reported that he was "running out of fuel". When the airplane was at 600 feet msl the pilot reported that he would not make the airpor
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his improper control inputs following the loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impaired judgment, which led to his failure to recognize the fuel shortage earlier and his improper decision to f
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
