# Accident 20000819012189A: Amtr SE5AREPLICA, San Bernardino, CA, August 19, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 19, 2000, 12:00 local time - Place: San Bernardino, CA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.1007° N, 117.2894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1007&lon=-117.2894&mi=10 - Aircraft: N596, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N596-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Hickey 1917 SE5-A REPLICA (registry code 0562509, https://openairdocs.org/model/hickey-1917-se5-a-replica) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR SE5AREPLICA - Reported engine: LYC O235* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 40 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA307) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000819012189A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE FROM BRACKETT AIRPORT TO REDLANDS AIRPORT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. SUSPECTING THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING A FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEM, HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE ONLY AVAILABLE LANDING SITE, THE SHANDON HILLS GOLF COURSE. UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET ON THE GROUND THEN STRUCK A TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE UPPER RIGHT WING. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GORUND CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO BE DESTROYED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF TH FUEL QUANTITY REVEALED APPROXIAMTELY 10 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS. (.4) ON AUGUST 19, 2000, AT 1200 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL 1917 HICKEY REPLICA, SE5-A, N596, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AT SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OPERATOR WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1140, AND WAS DESTINED FOR LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA. PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FEDERAL AVIATI ON ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT STATED TO POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, 10 GALLONS OF FUEL HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK BEFORE HE ARRIVED ON SCENE, AND THE PILOT WAS PLANNING ON FLYING THE AIRPLANE FROM THE GOLF COURSE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED WITH 6 TO 8 GALLONS OF FUEL. HE ESTIMATED THE QUANTITY BY LOOKING AT THE FUEL INDICATOR. HE SAID THE HE SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED THE FUEL WITH THE USE OF A ROD OR WOOD STICK. ## 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 LAX00LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA307), Aug 19, 2000: Hickey SE5-A (N596), San Bernardino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and his failure to verify adequate fuel for the planned flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power with no suitable forced landing site. ## Other reports on N596 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19961011039059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961011039059I), Oct 11, 1996: Amtrrp SE5AREPLICA (N596), Mesa, AZ. Narrative: on approach to landing at williams/gateway airport, engine lost power and aircraft made emergency power off landing on road. No damage to aircraft… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.