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| Date: | Wednesday 26 June 2024 |
| Time: | c. 09:55 |
| Type: |  TL-Ultralight Sting RG |
| Owner/operator: | Novabox LLC |
| Registration: | N912RG |
| MSN: | TLUSA 103912S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Adjacent Rio Linda Airport (L36), Rio Linda, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sacramento-McClellan Airfield, CA (MCC/KMCC) |
| Rio Linda Airport (L36) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, an Experimental Bill Canino Sting Carbon RG, sustained apparent substantial damage subsequent to an off-airport turf landing following an inflight fuel starvation event while on approach to land at Rio Linda Airport (L36), Rio Linda, California.
The sole pilot onboard the single-engine airplane was not injured.
Statement from sole pilot, FAA/NTSB investigation pending results.
"I departed Rio Linda airport (L36) from Runway 17 in the early morning, with about 50% indicated on my fuel gauge, did one practice ILS approach at KMCC and two landings. At that time, my fuel gauge showed just above the 25% tick mark, at which point I decided to return to L36 and call it a day. After crossing midfield over L36, I deployed flaps in downwind, and full flaps before turning final. I was set up and stabilized for a short field approach, at about 50-55 knots, and my engine stuttered, then quit, at an extremely low altitude, perhaps not more than 500ft AGL. I immediately performed emergency checklists (aux fuel pump, main fuel pump on, etc). Fuel flow was indicating something extremely erroneously high, like 600gph, and fuel pressure was 0.3. Unfortunately, with my airspeed, and this airplane's sub-par glide performance, I could not have made the airfield, and when I felt a stall coming on at 40 knots (stall is about 38 knots), I was forced to push the nose forward and crashed into a field and into the fence. Luckily, I seem to have gotten away with some minor abrasions, I do not feel any other injuries, but I will likely be conducting an MRI just to be 100% sure. Afterwards, the airport manager came over from L36, and helped us tow the aircraft on a trailer back to L36. Cause of suspected fuel starvation currently unknown, pending FAA/NTSB approval to investigate, possibly ruptured/melted fuel line, faulty/clogged flow, or faulty tank indicator. "
Sources:
https://fox40.com/news/local-news/sacramento-county/pilot-aircraft-crash-softball-field-rio-linda-sacramento/
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N912RG/history/20240626/1645Z/KMCC/L36
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/200955107/n912rg-2004-tl-ultralight-sting-rg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2024 23:00 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Jun-2024 06:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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