Jabiru Usa Sport J250 SP N526FL

Summary

On 8 August 2014 at about 19:10 local time, a Jabiru Usa Sport J250 SP registered N526FL, operated by Newsom William A JR, was involved in an accident near Bakersfield, 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.

Date

8 August 2014 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Bakersfield, California, United States

Nearest airport

Bakersfield Muni (L45)

Coordinates

35.3247, -118.9958

Aircraft

Jabiru Usa Sport J250 SP

Registration

N526FL

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Newsom William A JR

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grass Valley → Bakersfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA334

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate approach which resulted in a long landing and runway overrun.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while en route he noted that the fuel gauges were fluctuating and eventually indicated empty. He declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport. During the approach the airplane was too high and despite a slip and s-turns he landed long, overran the departure end of the runway, and struck a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that other than the erratic fuel indication on the fuel gauges, no other mechanical malfunctions or failures existed with the airplane prior to the accident that would have precluded normal operation. He added that at the time of landing, the engine was still running and a postaccident examination of the airplane revealed an adequate amount of fuel in the fuel tanks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.