Barnett MA-5 CHARGER N20HD
7 April 2007 · San Martin, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 2007 at about 22:00 local time, a Barnett MA-5 CHARGER registered N20HD, operated by James B. Dal Porto, was involved in an accident near San Martin, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Martin, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- S. County Airport (E16)
- Coordinates
- 37.0821, -121.6029
- Aircraft
- Barnett MA-5 CHARGER
- Registration
- N20HD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James B. Dal Porto
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Jose → San Martin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA07CA099
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Carburetor icing conditions which resulted in a loss of engine power during the base turn to final approach. The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation for the flight was a factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he entered the pattern on left base for landing. During the turn from base to final approach, the aircraft was low so the pilot added power, however, the engine did not respond. The pilot realized that he would not make the runway and chose an open field for an off airport landing. During the landing roll, the pilot intentionally ground looped the aircraft to avoid a collision with a fence. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right landing gear attach fitting and longeron as well as the right wing tip. After the aircraft was recovered from the field and taken to the airport, the engine was started and found to run without anomaly on the main fuel tank. The pilot reported that after the accident he pulled up the weather current at the time of the accident and compared it to the probable carburetor icing chart, he noted that the temperature and dew point fell into the range of serious icing at glide power. The nearest weather reporting facility indicated a temperature of 70 degrees F. and a dew point of 55 degrees F.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |