# Accident 20140608008209A: Craig W Sherman SUPER GLASAIR TT, Madera, CA, June 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2014, 15:44 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9886° N, 120.1125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400MC-2018-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Craig W Sherman SUPER GLASAIR TT (registry code 05632TD, https://openairdocs.org/model/craig-w-sherman-super-glasair-tt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CRAIG W SHERMAN SUPER GLASAIR TT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 160 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140608008209A

## Narrative

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

CRUISING AT 10,500 ENROUTE BETWEEN CARLSBAD, CA AND RENO, NEVADA, N400MC HAD A HIGH EGT TEMPERATURE AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE WHY.  THE FUEL SUPPLY WAS FULL ( 60 GALLONS ON DEPARTURE) AND FUEL FLOW WAS NORMAL.  THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL ABOUT THE SAMETIME AS HE NOTICED A HIGH EHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE.   THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY DID NOT PRODUCE POWER.  EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING WAS SETUP FOR A HIGHWAY NORTH OF FRESNO, CA ON HIGHWAY 41 A TWO LANE ROAD.   TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE AND TOUCHDOWN WAS ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF THE ROAD.  THE RIGHT WING CAUGHT  A BARB WIRE FENCE AND STOPPED.  NO DAMAGE OR INJURY TO OTHERS.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT A FUEL LINE WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY TORQUED AND WAS MOST LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE FUEL LOSS FROM THE TANKS.  THE LINE WAS BETWEEN THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL FLOW INDICATOR.  CLOSED

## 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 WPR14LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA237), Jun 8, 2014: Craig W Sherman Super Glasair TT (N400MC), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loosening of a B-nut in the fuel system which resulted in a rapid, undetected fuel leak and subsequent fuel exhaustion.

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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