ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156857
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| Date: | Thursday 20 June 2013 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N7017Y |
| MSN: | 30-18 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4254 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | James M Cox Dayton International Airport, Dayton, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dayton, OH (KDAY) |
| Urbana, OH (I74) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that, during the preflight inspection of the airplane, he found a small amount of water in the right inboard fuel tank. The pilot inspected the other fuel tanks and did not find any water; he then rechecked the right inboard fuel tank and did not find any additional water. During startup, the right engine stopped, but the pilot restarted it and ran it with a higher rpm during warm-up. The pilot stated that the taxi and run-up were performed without hesitation or problems but that the takeoff run seemed “sluggish” and that the airplane then drifted right. The pilot was unable to correct the drift by applying rudder, so he reduced the throttles and chose to perform a force landing on a closed taxiway. The airplane landed short of the taxiway and impacted a bump in the terrain, which caused the landing gear to collapse. Although water in the right engine’s fuel tank could have resulted in power loss and the subsequent drift to the right, examination of the airplane did not find any water in the fuel nor any abnormalities that would have prevented the engines from producing power. A reason for the pilot’s loss of directional control could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane for reasons that could not be undetermined because a postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7017Y
4. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N7017Y
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2013 11:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Jun-2013 16:40 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Jun-2013 02:04 | BTD1 | Updated [[Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source]] |
| 21-Jun-2013 03:39 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2013 06:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Apr-2017 17:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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