ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131909
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Date: | Wednesday 7 July 1993 |
Time: | 19:37 |
Type: | Piper PA-34-200 |
Owner/operator: | Air Desert Pacific |
Registration: | N1392T |
MSN: | 34-7250306 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3573 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | La Verne, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On July 7, 1993, about 1937 hours Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA34-200, N1392T, collided with a power cable and the terrain while attempting a return to runway maneuver at the Brackett Airport, La Verne, California. According to statements from the pilots on board the aircraft, the flight experienced a complete loss of power in the left engine during the takeoff initial climb. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the operation. The aircraft was destroyed in the collision sequence and post impact ground fire. The commercial pilot, flight instructor and the two multi engine students sustained minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the mishap as a local area multi engine dual instructional flight.
In a verbal statement, the flight instructor reported that during the initial climb following the takeoff from runway 26R, the left engine suddenly quit. He stated that he took control of the airplane, secured the left engine, and feathered the corresponding propeller. He then attempted to return to the airport. The flight instructor said the aircraft would not climb on one engine. It collided with power lines and fell to the ground inverted. The instructor reported that immediately following the loss of power in the left engine he checked the fuel selector valves and magnetos for proper positioning and retracted the landing gear. Post crash examination of the wreckage revealed that all three landing gear were in the down and locked position, the left propeller was feathered and the wing flaps were retracted.
The passenger in the rear seat was a multiengine student and held a private pilot certificate. In his written statement, the passenger reported in part: "As we tried to climb [after the engine failure and Rohrer taking the controls] the stall horn sounded and the plane shuddered to the left. Jon [Rohrer] lowered the nose slightly ...."
A multi engine airplane owner witnessed the accident airplane during the initial climb and maneuvering over Puddingstone Reservoir to the collision with the power cable. He stated that the low altitude and slow speed caught his attention while on Puddingstone Drive so he stopped and watched the airplane and observed that the landing gear was in the down position.
PILOT INFORMATION
The instructor pilot who occupied the right front seat reported a total flight time of 560 hours with 100 hours as an instructor and 18 hours in the make and model of the accident airplane.
The multi engine student who occupied the left front seat possessed a private pilot certificate with a single engine land rating. According to the operator's records, he reported a total flight time of about 750 hours.
AIRPLANE INFORMATION
The airplane, a Piper PA34-200, was manufactured as a 1972 year model. At the last annual inspection on June 16, 1993, the left recording tachometer had accumulated about 3573 total hours of operation. The operator reported that the airplane had flown 59 hours since the annual inspection for a total time of 3632 hours.
A Piper Aircraft performance chart for single engine climb rate and speed versus density altitude and weight was obtained for reference. According to the chart: at the airplane's takeoff weight, a density altitude of about 2500 feet, with the gear and wing flaps retracted, the failed engine cowl flap closed, and the propeller feathered, the airplane should climb at about 150 feet per minute. The single-engine performance charts listed a Best Single-Engine Rate of Climb airspeed (Vyse) for the takeoff weight and density altitude as 103 mph. The computed power-o
Sources:
NTSB id 20001211X12933
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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