ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40045
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Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1996 |
Time: | 18:40 |
Type: | Piper PA-24-180 |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N7635P |
MSN: | 24-2847 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3862 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mount Washington Regional Airport, Whitefield, New Hampshire -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Mount Washington Regional Airport, Whitefield, New Hampshire (HIE/KHIE |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane collided with the ground after takeoff about 3/4 mile from the end of the runway. Examination of the aircraft fuel system revealed that the fuel selector was in the right tank position. There was no evidence of fuel in the right tank. The left fuel tank bladder was ruptured. There was no evidence of foliage kill resulting from fuel spillage on the site. There was no strong smell of fuel on site.
When the aircraft was lifted by a helicopter, an attempt to drain fuel from the main aircraft filter did not reveal any fuel in the filter. After recovery of the aircraft to a field at the Whitefield Airport, a more detailed examination of the of the fuel system revealed a small amount of fuel in the line from the left fuel tank to the fuel selector. There was no fuel in the line from the right tank to the fuel selector. The top skin was removed from the right wing and the fuel tank bladder was removed. There was no fuel in the bladder. There was a small hole near the bottom of the bladder along the inboard end. The surrounding structure was heavily creased in that area. There was no evidence of heavy fuel stains in that area.
CAUSE: the pilot's failure to adequately preflight the aircraft which led to the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's attempt to return to the airport by executing a steep left turn which led to a stall and subsequent loss of control of the aircraft.
Sources:
1. NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X06524 2.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7635P Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
06-Mar-2015 21:33 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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