# Accident 20020825024229A: Hspavn HA200, Bakersfield, CA, August 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2002, 19:55 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6833° N, 118.5997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6833&lon=-118.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232DS-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETA (registry code 4380115, https://openairdocs.org/model/hispano-aviacion-ha-200-saeta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca MARBORE IIC (registry code 60004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-marbore-iic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HSPAVN HA200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825024229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 25, 2002, N232DS A HISPANO AVIACION HA-200 CERTIFICATED AS EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION, WAS BEING FERRIED FROM LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY AIRPORT (LWS) LEWISTON IDAHO TO VAN NUYS CA (VNY) WITH A FUEL STOP IN MINDENNV (MEV). UPON ARRIVAL AT MINDEN NV THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND.THE CREW WAS ABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BY EMERGENCY MEANS, THRU THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION AIR-CHARGE BOTTLE. N232DS DEPARTED (MEV) WITH THE MAIN GEAR DOWN, DESTINATION OF VAN NUYS CA. APPROXIMATELY 22 MILES EAST OF BAKERSFIELD CA THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER WHICH REQUIRED THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ATTEMPTING NUMEROUS ENGINE RESTARTS WHICH WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS AT A CLOSED AIRPORT RIO BRAVO (L91) 12 MILES EAST OF BAKERSFIELD CA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE RIGHT HAND TIP TANK WHICH WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DEPOSITING 80 GALS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING THEN CONTACTING THE GROUND RUPTURING THE LEFT WING TIP TANK DEPOSITING 80 TO 100 GALS. OF FUEL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED INTO THE WING UPON CONTACT AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX02LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA264), Aug 26, 2002: Hispano Aviacion HA-200 Saeta (N232DS), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper fuel system management, which lead to fuel starvation, and a loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to continue on the second leg of the flight…

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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