# Accident 19911207055329A: Namer NA260NOMAD, Bermuda Dunes, CA, December 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1991, 13:03 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7095° N, 116.2297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7095&lon=-116.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2496, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2496) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Kenney NA-260 (registry code 6402520, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-kenney-na-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER NA260NOMAD
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 148 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911207055329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED PLOWED FIELD GEAR UP. FUEL SCREENS BLOCKED BY DETERIORATING COMBAT TYPE FUEL CELLS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA061), Dec 7, 1991: North American-Kenney T-28D-5, NA-260 (N2496), Bermuda Dunes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY THE MECHANIC. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DETERIORATION OF THE FUEL BLADDER SELF-SEALING LINING AND PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL SCREENS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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