ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229757
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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 2019 |
| Time: | 16:37 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-60-602P Aerostar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N326CW |
| MSN: | 62P08698165008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3002 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AA1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South of Kokomo Municipal Airport (KOKK), Howard county, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Kokomo Airport, IN (OKK/KOKK) |
| Kokomo, IN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot arrived at the departure airport in the reciprocating engine-powered airplane where it was fueled with Jet A jet fuel by an airport employee/line service technician. A witness stated that she saw a "low flying" airplane flying from north to south. The airplane made a "sharp left turn" to the east. The left wing "dipped low" and she then lost sight of the airplane, but when she approached the intersection near the accident site, she saw the airplane on the ground. The airplane impacted a field that had dry, level, and hard features conducive for an off-airport landing, and the airplane was destroyed.
The wreckage path length and impact damage to the airplane were consistent with an accelerated stall.
Postaccident examination of the airplane found Jet A jet fuel in the airplane fuel system and evidence of detonation in both engines from the use of Jet A and not the required 100 low lead fuel. Use of Jet A rather than 100 low lead fuel in an engine would result in detonation in the cylinders and lead to damage and a catastrophic engine failure. According to the Airplane Flying Handbook, the pilot should witness refueling to ensure that the correct fuel and quantity is dispensed into the airplane and that any caps and cowls are properly secured after refueling.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following a dual engine power loss caused by the line service technician fueling the airplane with the wrong fuel, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing was the pilot's inadequate supervision of the fuel servicing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20FA002
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N326CW/history/20191005/1030Z/KTPF/KOKK
Location
Media:
UPDATE: Officials confirming one person on the plane was killed. Waiting more details. We have a crew en route.
— Lindsey Eaton (@LindseyEatoNews) October 5, 2019
The Howard County Coroner\'s Office identified Dr. Daniel P. Greenwald, 59, of Tampa, Fla., as the victim in Saturday\'s plane crash near Kokomo. pic.twitter.com/gdfz168lyf
— RTV6 Indianapolis (@rtv6) October 7, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2019 22:10 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 05-Oct-2019 22:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2019 22:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code] |
| 05-Oct-2019 23:02 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 05-Oct-2019 23:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 06-Oct-2019 00:14 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2019 00:16 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Oct-2019 14:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Oct-2019 11:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2019 18:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2019 20:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2019 11:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2022 12:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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