# Accident 20011201033729A: Classic WACO YMF, Banning, CA, December 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2517° N, 117.5300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2517&lon=-117.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31BN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011201033729A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 1, 2001, ABOUT 1230 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP. WACO YMF, N31BN, LOST POWER DURING LANDING AND IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 26 AT THE BANNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BNG), BANNING, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (L12), REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, EARLIER IN THE DAY. A STOP WAS MADE AT THE SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SBD), SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA. THE FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT THE REDLANDS AIRPORT. THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING TO LOCAL AIRPORTS. THE PLAN WAS TO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AND THEN DEPART BACK TO REDLANDS. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE FLIGHT FROM L12 TO SBD OR FROM SBD TO BNG UNTIL THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL. HE HAD SETUP FOR LANDING, WHICH INCLUDED REDUCING POWER AND ADDING CARBURETOR HEAT. HE STATED THAT ON FINAL HE SMELLED FUEL. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT AN EXISTING HEADWIND HAD PUT THE AIRPLANE FARTHER BACK ON THE APPROACH THAN HE HAD EXPECTED, AND HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A CORRESPONDING POWER OUTPUT FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN ROCKY TERRAIN. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH AT BANNING AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA. THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF-AIRPORT IN ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA035), Dec 1, 2001: Classic Waco YMF (N31BN), Banning, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to a crack in the carburetor float and leaking portions of the carburetor that resulted in an overly rich mixture.

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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