San Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino, CA
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Accident occurred Saturday, January 27, 2001
in
San Bernardino, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 12/6/2002
Aircraft: Beech BE-55, registration: N1280Z
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
The airplane was engaged in traffic pattern
work and had completed a series of
touch-and-go's. On final approach to landing
the landing gear was not extended. The pilot
under instruction stated he forgot to lower
the landing gear. The
flight instructor did not recall
hearing a gear condition alert. Both the
student and instructor noticed the landing
gear
warning system working as they did
their pattern work prior to the accident.
The instructor did state that the student
was carrying more engine power for this
approach.
The National Transportation Safety Board
determines the probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows:
The failure of the pilot under instruction
to extend the landing gear during the
landing approach. A factor was the flight
instructor's inadequate supervision.
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Accident occurred Saturday, August 19, 2000
in SAN BERNARDINO, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/1/2001
Aircraft: Hickey SE5-A, registration: N596
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
The pilot departed in his homebuilt
experimental airplane on a cross-country
flight with an estimated 6 to 8 gallons of
fuel. In his written statement he said that
he should have verified the quantity of fuel
with the use of a rod or wood stick.
The National Transportation Safety Board
determines the probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows:
the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection,
and his failure to verify adequate fuel for
the planned flight, which resulted in a loss
of engine power with no suitable forced
landing site.
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Accident occurred Saturday, February 26,
2000 in SAN BERNARDINO, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 7/17/2001
Aircraft: Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.)
415-C, registration: N99590
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
The vintage airplane was in cruise flight
when the engine began to run roughly, then
lost power totally. The pilot performed an
off airport landing and collided with a
fence. Postaccident examination of the
engine revealed that the number 1 engine
cylinder exhaust valve had failed at the
valve neck.
The National Transportation Safety Board
determines the probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows:
the total failure of the engine number 1
cylinder exhaust valve
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