# NTSB Accident LAX00LA238
> **Ward SIDEWINDER** · 2000-06-21 · MADERA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA238
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21274
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-21
- **Location:** MADERA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.90958, -120.190155
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ward
- **Model:** SIDEWINDER
- **Registration:** N4119Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate short field landing procedure and his delayed decision to proceed to an alternate destination, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent hard landing during the emergency descent.

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