ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146560
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| Date: | Thursday 28 June 2012 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-150 Apache D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3170P |
| MSN: | 23-1105 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5042 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Balctic, Clark Township, about 30 miles southwest of Canton, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Akron, OH (KCAK) |
| SouthCharleston, WV (WV12) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after takeoff, the left engine lost power so the pilot diverted to an alternate airport for landing. After the left engine was secured, the airplane was not maintaining altitude so the pilot selected an off-airport site short of the alternate airport to land. While approaching the off-airport site, the right engine lost power, and the airplane was substantially damaged during the forced landing. An examination of the fuel system revealed an extensive amount of corrosion consistent with the continued presence of water over an extended period. Both engine carburetor screens were occluded with particle contaminants, which likely resulted in the loss of power in both engines. The pilot reported that before the flight, he conducted a normal preflight inspection, had 54 gallons of fuel added to both main fuel tanks, and sumped one fuel sump cup full of fuel out of each main tank. Neither the previous owner nor the accident pilot was aware of an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring a special fuel sumping procedure before every flight. The AD also specifies that the procedure should be incorporated into the owner handbook and pilot’s operating manual. The required documentation advising pilots of this preflight procedure was not in the airplane.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of particulate contaminant on the carburetor screens.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2012 01:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Jun-2012 08:13 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2012 08:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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