Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, CA

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Accident occurred Thursday, March 30, 2006 in Victorville, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 8/29/2006
Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310, registration: N7086Z
Injuries: 4 Uninjured.
A large bird impacted the left wing of the airplane, resulting in substantial damage. During climb out the pilot encountered a flock of birds, and as he attempted to maneuver around the birds, one collided with the left wing, outboard of the left engine. The pilot returned to his departure airport for a precautionary landing. As he slowed the airplane to land, the left wing became unstable and tried to drop. He continued his approach to the runway at a higher than normal speed and landed uneventfully.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

an in-flight collision with a bird.

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Accident occurred Thursday, June 07, 2001 in Victorville, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/28/2001
Aircraft: Gates Learjet LR-24A, registration: N805NA
Injuries: 3 Uninjured.
The copilot inadvertently induced a lateral oscillation and lost control of the airplane while practicing touch-and-go landings. The pilot made the first touch-and-go. The copilot successfully made the second touch-and-go. The copilot attempted the third touch-and-go. At 50 feet, he disengaged the yaw damper and entered a pilot induced lateral oscillation. The airplane rapidly decelerated and developed a high sink rate. The airplane dragged the right tip fuel tank , which separated from the airplane, and the airplane bounced back into the air. The airplane landed hard, the main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded to a stop off the right side of the runway. Both pilots and the passenger deplaned through the main entry door. The pilot-in-command had not demonstrated the handling characteristics of the airplane with the yaw damper off, and he felt he did not react quickly enough to prevent the accident.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

The copilot inadvertently induced a lateral oscillation resulting in an in-flight loss of control. The pilot-in-command failed to adequately surpervise the copilot.

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Accident occurred Sunday, August 20, 2000 in VICTORVILLE, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 5/18/2001
Aircraft: Pulsar Aircraft Corp. 100, registration: N601SP
Injuries: 1 Minor.
During the second flight of the experimental homebuilt airplane , the engine lost power resulting in a forced landing. The airplane collided with a ravine during the forced landing roll and the landing gear collapsed. Both flights had operated with a fuel load of 10 gallons, 5 gallons in each wing fuel tank. On approach to the runway, the accident pilot experienced a loss of engine power while operating from the left fuel tank. He switched the fuel selector to the right tank but was unable to get a restart. The pilot stated that the fuel vapor return, which was plumbed into the right fuel tank , was greater than advertised. He had understood the rate to be 20/30 percent of the fuel consumption rate .

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

the pilot's failure to provide enough fuel for the intended flight. Contributing to the accident was an improper fuel vapor return system.

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Accident occurred Sunday, January 02, 2000 in VICTORVILLE, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 12/4/2000
Aircraft: Cessna 172G, registration: N3690L
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
The pilot reported that, 2 hours 15 minutes after takeoff, the airplane's electrical generator failed and the airplane subsequently experienced electrical power failure . He said the engine then began to run rough. The recently licensed private pilot was not certain of his position and he made a precautionary landing at dusk on a county road. As the airplane touched down, the left wing struck a street sign which deflected the airplane across the highway median and across the (opposite direction) traffic lanes. The accident occurred 2 hours 45 minutes after takeoff. The airway distance from the departure airport to the intended destination was 167 nautical miles, and the distance to the accident location was approximately 142 nautical miles. Subsequent examination and a test run of the engine revealed no reason for the reported roughness.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

The failure of the pilot to maintain positional awareness, which resulted in his becoming lost and disoriented. Contributing factors were the pilot's delay requesting assistance from air traffic control and the failure of the airplane's electrical generator.


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