ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168064
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| Date: | Thursday 3 July 2014 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Vance Alexander |
| Registration: | N5923P |
| MSN: | 24-1010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5132 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Monroe County Airport (KMVC), Monroeville, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Alabaster, AL (EET) |
| Monroeville, AL (MVC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that he and the pilot-rated passenger departed on a cross-country flight with 30 gallons of fuel in each of the two wing tanks. While the airplane was about 100 ft above the runway at the destination airport, the flight instructor applied full power to perform a go-around. When the airplane reached about 400 ft above ground level, the engine quit. The engine regained power briefly, but it then lost total power. The flight instructor subsequently conducted a forced landing, and the airplane impacted trees, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane, engine, and fuel system revealed no malfunctions or anomalies. Although the airplane was operating in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at descent power at the time of the accident, it could not be determined if the power loss was a result of carburetor ice.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system revealed no anomalies.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2014 19:57 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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