ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298834
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 June 2000 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: | Ward SIDEWINDER |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4119Q |
| MSN: | 34 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 223 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | MADERA, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | RED BLUFF , CA (KRBL) |
| FRESNO , CA (KFCH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
This was a cross-country flight from Oregon to California with two en route stops planned to refuel. The flight departed at 0730, with refueling stops along the way. A departure time of 1120 was made from the second airport. The pilot indicated that the airplane had a fuel capacity of 20 gallons and a burn rate of 8 gallons per hour, approximately 2 1/2 to 3 hours of flight, and was not equipped with flaps. After arrival at the destination airport, at 1320, he made three attempts to land. Due to winds and a high temperature he was unable to land. On all three attempts, he landed approximately halfway down the runway, and did not feel there was enough room to safely come to a stop. He departed the airport at 1345 to attempt a landing at an airport approximately 20 nmi from his current position; passing by an airport 5 miles from his current location because he did not have a transponder onboard the airplane and did not want to enter Class C airspace without it. Approximately 6 miles from the airport the engine quit, and the pilot started looking for a place to make an emergency landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate short field landing procedure and his delayed decision to proceed to an alternate destination, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent hard landing during the emergency descent.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA238
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 23:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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