- Date
- March 21, 1993, 17:12 local (Mar 22, 1993, 01:12 UTC)
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N58969Boeing A75L3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930321005699A
- Case key
- 27950
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation in that he failed to refuel the aircraft prior to departure.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was in the landing pattern when the pilot reported to controllers in the control tower that the engine had quit. The aircraft collided with a berm short of the runway while attempting a power off forced landing on the runway. FAA airworthiness inspectors examined the aircraft. They reported that the fuel system was intact, with no breaks or leaks detected. No fuel was found in the tanks or system lines, and, only residual fuel was found in the fuel gascolator. In a statement to FAA inspectors the pilot reported that he flew five separate flights on the day of the accident totalling two hours and 50 minutes. The pilot said he began the day with a full fuel tank and used the fuel gage to quantify the fuel remaining in the tank. Fuel was available at the airport the pilot was operating from.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58969
- Reported as
- Boeing A75L3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-7871
- Airframe hours
- 2,084
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert A. Bach
- Registered owner
- Joel Mcneal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 18, 1992 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- CRQ
- Destination
- CRQ
- Airport
- CRQ · Carlsbad Palomar, runway 24, 4,700 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 4,820 total · 114 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRQ, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.