19970313003059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Board COLUMBIAXJL1 · Camp Pendelton, CA · March 13, 1997

Date
March 13, 1997 · 16:25 local
Place
Camp Pendelton, CA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48RW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA122
Reported as
Board COLUMBIAXJL1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total60 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power. Hull dug in soft ground landing. Nosed over. Throttle auto disconnect failed to go to auto fuel flow.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. HULL DUG IN SOFT GROUND LANDING. NOSED OVER. THROTTLE AUTO DISCONNECT FAILED TO GO TO AUTO FUEL FLOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.