# Accident 20120804019049A: Savage Air LLC EPIC LT, San Saba, TX, August 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2012, 10:24 local time
- Place: San Saba, TX
- Airport: San Saba County Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2344° N, 98.7169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2344&lon=-98.7169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603JS-2018-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Savage Air EPIC LT (registry code 05625BO, https://openairdocs.org/model/savage-air-epic-lt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A (registry code 52207, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAVAGE AIR LLC EPIC LT
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 389 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA561) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120804019049A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 4, 2012, ABOUT 1030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SAVAGE AIR LLC, EPIC LT AIRPLANE, N603JS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT SAN SABA COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (81R), SAN SABA, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SAVAGE AIR LLC; AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAGO VISTA TX – RUSTY ALLEN AIRPORT (RWY), LAGO VISTA, TEXAS, ABOUT 1005, AND WAS DESTINED FOR CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA, DENVER, COLORADO.  THE PRESSURIZED SINGLE-ENGINE TURBOPROP WAS IN A CRUISE CLIMB ABOUT 19,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED A GRADUAL LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE.  THE PILOT DIVERTED TO 81R AND REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LATER SHUT DOWN AS THE FUEL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO REDUCE BELOW THE MINIMUM PRESSURE. WHEN ON A CROSSWIND LEG FOR THE ENGINE-OUT LANDING THE PILOT THEN NOTICED THAT CONSTRUCTION WAS IN PROGRESS ON THE APPROACH END OF THE CLOSED RUNWAY.  AFTER OVERFLYING THE BARRIERS ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED A SUBSTANTIAL DISBONDING OF CARBON FIBER STRUCTURAL MEMBERS IN BOTH WINGS AND A RESULTING IMMEDIATE FUEL SPILL.

## 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 CEN12FA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA561), Aug 4, 2012: Savage Air Epic LT (N603JS), San Saba, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of flexible fuel lines, which resulted in a partial collapse of the inner wall of the fuel lines and a subsequent a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N603JS (1)

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

- [Accident 20080501836029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080501836029A), May 1, 2008: Savage EPICLT (N603JS), Uvalde, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 1, 2008 at 1520 hrs local, a single engine aircraft manufactured by epic aircraft co registration no. N603JS with 3 passengers and 1 pilot aboard…

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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