# Incident 20120429009329I: Waco UPF-7, Pomona, CA, April 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2012, 12:22 local time
- Place: Pomona, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0585° N, 117.7611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0585&lon=-117.7611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29962, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29962) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 225 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120429009329I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM PORTERVILLE AIRPORT (KPTV) TO CHINO AIRPORT (KCNO).  THE FUEL TANKS HAD BEEN FILLED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM PORTERVILLE.  THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE MADE HIS TAKEOFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE BOTH POSITION.  AFTER REACHING 1,000' HE MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT TANK.  AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT HE THEN SELECTED THE BOTH POSITION ON THE FUEL SELECTOR.  AFTER 15 MINUTES OF FLIGHT ON THE BOTH POSITION ON THE FUEL SELECTOR, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.  THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING FOR KCNO BUT WAS ABLE TO DIVERT TO BRACKETT AIRPORT (KPOC).  THE PILOT MADE A POWER OFF LANDING IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS (FAIRPLEX).  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL TREE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT FAIRING AND TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N29962 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850425022119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425022119I), Apr 25, 1985: Waco UPF7 (N29962), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Lost control on touchdown and groundlooped. Damage to gear strut and wing tip.
- [Accident 19830515019089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515019089A), May 15, 1983: Waco UPF7 (N29962), Seal Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit. Fuel caps were installed backwards.

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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