# Accident 20000621009269A: Amtr SIDEWINDER, Madera, CA, June 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9096° N, 120.1902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9096&lon=-120.1902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4119Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4119Q-2006-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ward Joseph A SIDEWINDER (registry code 05625YL, https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-joseph-a-sidewinder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SIDEWINDER
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 72 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000621009269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM OREGON TO FRESNO, CA, WHEN THE AIRPLANE ENGINE FAILED APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES SOUTH EAST OF THE MADERA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MAE). THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL REMAINING IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK, AND CARBURETOR. APPROXIMATELY FIVE CC'S OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE FUEL STRAINER. (.4) 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.

## 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 LAX00LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA238), Jun 21, 2000: Ward Sidewinder (N4119Q), Madera, CA, substantial damage. 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…

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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