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| Date: | Monday 10 February 2020 |
| Time: | 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Tecnam P2002 Sierra |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroclub Mendoza |
| Registration: | LV-S077 |
| MSN: | 554 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Godoy Cruz, Mendoza -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dolpa Airport (DOP/VNDP) |
| Dolpa Airport (DOP/VNDP) | |
| Investigating agency: | JST |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff, during the initial climb, the engine stopped and the pilot made an emergency landing.
Conclusions regarding factors related to the accident.
- After take-off, during the initial climb phase, the aircraft engine failed intermittently until it came to a complete stop.
- The fuel analysed by the Materials Testing Laboratory determined that the aircraft was using MOGAS at the time of the event.
- The MOGAS marketed in Argentina is not suitable for use in Rotax 912 ULS 2-01 engines such as the one that equipped LV-S077.
- In 2010, the ANAC banned the use of MOGAS for aeronautical use.
- It could not be reliably proven that the engine shutdown was caused by the so-called vapour lock effect. However, from what has been investigated, there is a high degree of probability that the use of MOGAS fuel was the immediate triggering factor for the engine shutdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/sorpresa-mendoza-avioneta-aterrizo-emergencia-country-nid2332511
https://www.radiopopularsanluis.com.ar/nacional/2020/2/10/cayo-un-avion-en-mendoza-de-milagro-no-hubo-heridos-48303.html
https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/3/0/5803035.jpg?v=v464b41996a0 (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2020 09:26 | Claudio | Added |
| 11-Feb-2020 09:29 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 10:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 10:46 | Claudio | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 12:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 12:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 12:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 12:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2021 05:45 | Eugenio Grigorjev | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2023 19:44 | harro | Updated |
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