Barney STARDUSTRER SA-100 N1356Y

Summary

On 17 September 2012 at about 16:54 local time, a Barney STARDUSTRER SA-100 registered N1356Y, operated by Still Michael J, was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, 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

17 September 2012 at 16:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Chandler Municipal Airport (KCHD)

Coordinates

33.2689, -111.8111

Aircraft

Barney STARDUSTRER SA-100

Registration

N1356Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Still Michael J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Casa Grande → Chandler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12LA423

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion due to a fuel line failure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adhere to the maintenance inspection criteria for the airplane.

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 airport traffic pattern and that the engine stopped developing power. He initiated a forced landing to an open area adjacent to the intended runway, which resulted in a hard landing. The pilot estimated that the airplane contained about 6 gallons of fuel at takeoff and that the flight required about 2 gallons of fuel. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that a fuel supply line had failed, which resulted in the loss of about 4 gallons of fuel in flight. This left less than 1 gallon of total fuel remaining, which was less than the usable fuel. It is likely that the loss of engine power was due to fuel exhaustion. The most recent conditional inspection of the airplane, which should have been completed about 12 months before the accident in accordance with the airplane's operating limitations, was actually completed about 16 months before the accident. If a conditional inspection had been completed, it is likely that the fuel line would have shown signs of deterioration that may have been seen during the inspection.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.