ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74390
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 2010 |
| Time: | 18:53 |
| Type: |  Cessna P206B Super Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N50LP |
| MSN: | P206-0376 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Kestrel Airpark (1T7), San Antonio, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Kestrel Airpark, TX (K1T7) |
| Kestrel Airpark, TX (K1T7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passenger were returning to the airport after performing a maintenance test flight. While descending through 2,500 feet mean sea level, the airplane's engine abruptly lost total power. The pilot switched fuel tanks and attempted to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. He then selected an open area and performed a forced landing. During the landing the airplane impacted terrain resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and wing spar. During recovery of the airplane, the recovery crew drained approximately 10 gallons from the right fuel tank and found the left fuel tank empty. An examination of the airplane's fuel system revealed debris partially obstructing the filter of the fuel mixture unit. No other filters contained this debris and the source of the debris could not be determined. The fuel lines were opened and absent of fuel from the auxiliary fuel pump to the fuel manifold. Fuel was observed within the fuel manifold.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Two-injured-in-area-plane-crash-793123.php
https://woai.iheart.com/news/local/story/Plane-crash-leaves-two-injured/6L5HgIMrzkeayR83fv1DFg.cspx
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Comal-County-plane-crash-victims-remain-791416.php
http://photos.vox.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/e6eeff9d37acd7f6b2f685b4bf2162f61da27f5c (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2010 23:44 | RobertMB | Added |
| 18-May-2010 06:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 18-May-2010 10:01 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 17:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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