ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168308
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| Date: | Friday 8 August 2014 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Jabiru J250-SP |
| Owner/operator: | Newsom William A Jr |
| Registration: | N526FL |
| MSN: | 325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1036 hours |
| Engine model: | Jabiru 3300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45), Bakersfield, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grass Valley, CA (KGOO) |
| Bakersfield, CA (L45) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while en route he noted that the fuel gauges were fluctuating and eventually indicated empty. He declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport. During the approach the airplane was too high and despite a slip and s-turns he landed long, overran the departure end of the runway, and struck a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that other than the erratic fuel indication on the fuel gauges, no other mechanical malfunctions or failures existed with the airplane prior to the accident that would have precluded normal operation. He added that at the time of landing, the engine was still running and a postaccident examination of the airplane revealed an adequate amount of fuel in the fuel tanks.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate approach which resulted in a long landing and runway overrun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N526FL
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2014 04:53 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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