ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132036
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Date: | Tuesday 25 May 1993 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Type: | Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
Owner/operator: | Ray Everett Reichley |
Registration: | N7569Y |
MSN: | 30-634 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4353 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, Wyoming (AFO/KAFO) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER. HE IDENTIFIED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER, AND USED LEFT RUDDER CONTROL AND A LEFT BANKING TURN TO MAINTAIN A COURSE AWAY FROM TREES.
THE AIRSPEED WAS DECREASING, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HE DID NOT FEATHER THE RIGHT PROPELLER. WITH BOTH THROTTLES STILL FULL FORWARD, HE FEATHERED THE LEFT PROPELLER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A SMALL METAL SHED.
ENGINE TEAR DOWN INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,500 FEET. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, UNDER THE EXISTNG CONDITIONS THE AIRPLANE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN AN APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET PER MINUTE CLIMB WITH THE INOPERATIVE ENGINE FEATHERED.
Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S)
Registration N7569Y cancelled by the FAA November 19, 1993
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: SEA93LA121 at
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001211X12488&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=LA 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7569Y 3.
http://planecrashmap.com/list/wy/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
06-Apr-2017 21:59 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Apr-2017 22:01 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
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