ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138637
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 September 2011 |
| Time: | 09:22 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N62792 |
| MSN: | 27-7754029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4761 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truckee Tahoe Airport - KTRK, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Truckee, CA (TRK) |
| Bakersfield, CA (BFL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that before takeoff he performed his normal engine run-up and all checks were normal. After taking off, and while between 70 to 100 feet above the ground, he felt a vibration in the left engine, which was running rough. The pilot stated that he checked the engines and attempted to reduce power but that he didn’t have sufficient time to react. The airplane subsequently rolled to the left. He described the event as a "classic VMC stall." During the postaccident examination of the left engine, foreign debris was found in the No. 2 fuel nozzle, which most likely caused the engine to run rough. However, even though the left engine may have been running rough and not producing full takeoff power, the right engine was operating properly, and, if the pilot had maintained the airspeed at or above the airplane’s minimum controllable airspeed, he should have been able to maintain control. The pilot’s failure to maintain the airspeed resulted in the uncontrollable left roll and subsequent impact with the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed at or above the airplane's minimum controllable airspeed, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of power from the left engine as a result of a clogged fuel nozzle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://mynews4.com/news/local/story/Truckee-Airport-Plane-Crash/lbhCsSubwEuCeuMscecGGw.cspx
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=62792
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/article/155622/2/Plane-crashes-at-Truckee-Tahoe-Airport-pilot-hospitalized
https://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18945060
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2011 11:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Sep-2011 14:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2011 14:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Sep-2011 16:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2011 23:41 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 22-Sep-2011 06:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2011 06:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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