# Accident 20110912022369A: Land Peter A WHITE LIGHTNING, Lancaster, CA, September 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2011, 08:52 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General Wm J Fox Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7408° N, 118.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7408&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2WL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2WL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Land Peter A WHITE LIGHTNING (registry code 05612PB, https://openairdocs.org/model/land-peter-a-white-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAND PETER A WHITE LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA451) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110912022369A

## Narrative

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

ON 9/12/2011 AMATUER BUILT N2WL PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING WHILE ON A REPOSITION FLIGHT FOR MAINTENANCE FROM ROSAMOND, CA. WHILE ON THE BASE LEG TO FOX FIELD, CA, THE ENGINE FAILED. N2WL CAME TO REST ON 30TH ST WEST FACING SOUTH ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FOX FIELD.

## 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 WPR11LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA451), Sep 12, 2011: Peter A Land White Lightning (N2WL), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the landing approach due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s inaccurate fuel indicator.

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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