ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179239
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| Date: | Thursday 3 September 2015 |
| Time: | 09:17 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8441B |
| MSN: | 28-8216005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14989 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Gillespie Field Airport (KSEE), San Diego/El Cajon, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | El Cajon, CA (SEE) |
| El Cajon, CA (SEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor and student pilot were conducting touch-and-go takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. While on the upwind leg of the traffic pattern following the second takeoff, the airplane entered a steep left turn and impacted a residential area; a postimpact fire ensued. One witness reported that he heard the airplane's engine "shut off," and stated that it sounded as though the engine was "trying to restart."
Investigators could not determine who was manipulating the flight controls at the time of the accident.
Examination of the airframe and flight controls revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
The engine examination revealed no internal mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The left magneto was not located. A teardown of the right magneto revealed that the internal components had been improperly assembled; the distributor gear electrode was not seated properly, and the distributor drive gear was stuck inside the magneto. Given the improper assembly of the right magneto it is likely that the magneto had failed to operate properly, which subsequently resulted in a rough running engine and a partial loss of engine power. It is likely that the flight instructor and student were distracted by the partial loss of engine power, and during the turn toward the open field, lost aircraft control and stalled the airplane, and subsequently hit flat terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilots' failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine power after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to a failure of the right magneto.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 March 2010 | N8441B | Golden State Flying Club | 0 | El Cajon, California | |
sub |
| 4 May 2013 | N8441B | Golden State Flying Club | 0 | Gillespie, CA | |
non |
Location
Media:
#UPDATE Plane crash happened in the side driveway of a house on the 8000 block of Paseo De Los Castillos. #KUSINews pic.twitter.com/zMdmaGLbmt
— KUSI News (@KUSINews) September 3, 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2015 17:51 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Sep-2015 18:00 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 18:01 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Sep-2015 22:40 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2015 07:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Sep-2015 00:00 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Oct-2017 17:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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