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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Barney Robert J Stardustrer SA-100 · Chandler, AZ · September 17, 2012

Date: September 17, 2012 · 09:54 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1356Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12LA423
Reported as: Barney Robert J Stardustrer SA-100
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 525 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N1356YRegistered now · Barney Robert J STARDUSTER SA-100S/N B-1 Airframe modelBarney Robert J STARDUSTER SA-100 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 9-17-12 at 0954 hours MST N1356Y, starduster SA-100 experimental aircraft, at Chandler Municipal Airport (chd), Chandler, Arizona, entered the left downwind for runway 22L and the pilot indicated the engine was out. Landing clearance was given to runway 22L and the aircraft made a tight base turn and crashed in the dirt between runway 22L and taxiway bravo and north of taxiway papa. Aircraft had visual damage to top and bottom wings, fuselage, landing gear, and prop. The top fuel tank was empty. The main fuel tank had approximately ½ gallon of fuel remaining. There was no visual indication of a malfunction part from the engine.

As the FAA filed it

ON 9-17-12 AT 0954 HOURS MST N1356Y, STARDUSTER SA-100 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, AT CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CHD), CHANDLER, ARIZONA, ENTERED THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 22L AND THE PILOT INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS OUT. LANDING CLEARANCE WAS GIVEN TO RUNWAY 22L AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A TIGHT BASE TURN AND CRASHED IN THE DIRT BETWEEN RUNWAY 22L AND TAXIWAY BRAVO AND NORTH OF TAXIWAY PAPA.AIRCRAFT HAD VISUAL DAMAGE TO TOP AND BOTTOM WINGS, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR, AND PROP. THE TOP FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE MAIN FUEL TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY ½ GALLON OF FUEL REMAINING. THERE WAS NO VISUAL INDICATION OF A MALFUNCTION PART FROM THE ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12LA423Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChandler, AZA loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion due to a fuel line failure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adhere to the maintenance inspection criteria for the airplane.Sep 17, 2012 · Substantial damage