# Accident 20110408008049A: Bartholomew Charles W LANCAIR 320, Temple Bar, AZ, April 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: Temple Bar, AZ
- Airport: Temple Bar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0347° N, 114.3203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0347&lon=-114.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320BB-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bartholomew Charles W LANCAIR 320 (registry code 056038V, https://openairdocs.org/model/bartholomew-charles-w-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARTHOLOMEW CHARLES W LANCAIR 320
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110408008049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 ON 040811 HE CONDUCTED THE FIRST OF TWO ENGINE RUNS, ONE AT IDLE POWER FOR 20 MINUTES, THE SECOND AT 1800-2400 RPM FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. PILOT SHUT DOWN BETWEEN THE ENGINE RUNS TO SEARCH FOR LEAKS OR OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER THE SECOND ENGINE RUN, PILOT TAXIED TO THE FUEL ISLAND TO FILL UP. PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR TOOK SOME EXTRANEOUS ITEMS OUT OF THE COCKPIT, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND CALLED FOR TAXI AND TAKEOFF VFR NORTHWEST. PILOT FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 - 20 MINUTES VFR OUT TO 24NM NORTHWEST OF NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, RETURNED TO NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT) AND LANDED. PILOT TAXIED TO THE FUEL ISLAND AGAIN TOPPED OFF. PILOT LEFT POWER ON WHILE REFUELING. WHEN PILOT TRIED TO RESTART PILOT FOUND DEAD BATTERY AND CALLED FOR "JUMP START". AFTER JUMP START PILOT TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR, RETURNED HIS RENTAL CAR, AND CALLED FOR TAXI VFR NORTHEAST FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH NELLIS APPROACH. TAKEOFF WAS APPROXIMATELY 1110 HOURS 040811. PILOT MADE LEFT TURN TO NORTHEAST AND CONTACTED NELLIS, THEY GAVE HIM A HEADING OF 090 TO 5500 FEET. DUE TO SOME RAIN SHOWERS AHEAD AND HAZE PILOT STARTED A DESCENT DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 3500 FEET. AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE SLOWLY WINDING BACK. PILOT INFORMED LA CENTER THAT HE WAS GOING TO TRY AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT AN AIRSTRIP HE COULD SEE TO THE SOUTH. ONCE POINTED AT THE STRIP, PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL THINGS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. PILOT TRIED TURNING BOOST PUMP ON WITH NO CHANGE, TRIED CYCLING THE THROTTLE AND PROPELLER CONTROLS, NO CHANGE, PILOT SWITCHED ON BACK UP BATTERY FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEM, NO CHANGE. AT THAT POINT PILOT COULD SEE THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO MAKE THE AIRSTRIP SO HE LOOKED FOR A FLATTER AREA CLOSER. INITIALLY PILOT THOUGHT ABOUT PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO THE BOAT RAMP AT TEMPLE BAR RESORT, BUT WASN'T SURE BECAUSE OF THE CURVE AND THE TERRAIN ON THE WEST SIDE. PILOT THEN DECIDED TO ANGLE THE AIRCRAFT TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT AN ANGLE INTO THE DIRT AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE BOAT RAMP. PILOT FLEW THROUGH A WIRE FENCE, WITH THE RIGHT WING "GRABBING" A PHONE CABLE. LANDING GEAR STRUCK BOTH A GAS PIPELINE AND A CONCRETE ABUTMENT.

## 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 WPR11LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA193), Apr 8, 2011: Bartholomew Lancair 320 (N320BB), Temple Bar, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not use carburetor heat in cruise flight while operating in an area conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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