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FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Morgan Hill, CA · August 1, 2000

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Date
August 1, 2000 · 12:53 local
Place
Morgan Hill, CA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N60764
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX00LA284
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Fatal injuries
0
N60764Registration cancelled Jun 5, 2001 · Cessna 150JS/N 15070559Airframe modelCessna 150J

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What happened

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

(-23)Mr. Chiminello stated that on a flight from fresno, California to san jose, California, he lost engine power at approximately 4500 feet MSL. He sais the fuel gages indicated 1/4 full at that time. He said he selected a field near south county airport, California, for an emergency landing. He said he noticed power lines in his flight path just before landing and dipped his right wing it miss the power lines. He said the lowered right wing caused him to land hard and "spin around" during touchdown, losing control of the aircraft during the landing. He said he had called to order fuel prior to his departure in fresno and that he assumed the fuel had been added. He was unable to verify that he had visually checked for fuel during preflight. According to the pilot's father, also a pilot, no person certified that fuel was added prior to the aircraft's departure from fresno. Mr. Chiminello stated to a witness at the time of the accident that he had run out of fuel. Mr. Chiminello also told the FAA inspector that he had run out of fuel during the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)MR. CHIMINELLO STATED THAT ON A FLIGHT FROM FRESNO, CALIFORNIA TO SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, HE LOST ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET MSL. HE SAIS THE FUEL GAGES INDICATED 1/4 FULL AT THAT TIME. HE SAID HE SELECTED A FIELD NEAR SOUTH COUNTY AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA, FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE SAID HE NOTICED POWER LINES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH JUST BEFORE LANDING AND DIPPED HIS RIGHT WING IT MISS THE POWER LINES. HE SAID THE LOWERED RIGHT WING CAUSED HIM TO LAND HARD AND "SPIN AROUND" DURING TOUCHDOWN, LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING. HE SAID HE HAD CALLED TO ORDER FUEL PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE IN FRESNO AND THAT HE ASSUMED THE FUEL HAD BEEN ADDED. HE WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT HE HAD VISUALLY CHECKED FOR FUEL DURING PREFLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S FATHER, ALSO A PILOT, NO PERSON CERTIFIED THAT FUEL WAS ADDED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT'S DEPARTURE FROM FRESNO. MR. CHIMINELLO STATED TO A WITNESS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. MR. CHIMINELLO ALSO TOLD THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL DURING THE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX00LA284Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMorgan Hill, CAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to verify the fuel supply onboard the airplane.Aug 1, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N60764 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19951012037469IFinal Approach · Klamath Falls, ORNarrative: student pilot on her first cross country solo. Received weather briefing, filed a VFR plan, then departed. Upon arrival at lmt, tower cleared her to land on runway 14, student pilot stated, "I selected 10 degree flaps and pulled mixture". Student…Oct 12, 1995 · Minor damage