ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145778
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| Date: | Sunday 20 May 2012 |
| Time: | 14:58 |
| Type: | Bel-Aire 2000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N122BA |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 184 hours |
| Engine model: | General Motors V383-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tyre, Seneca County, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clyde, NY |
| Seneca Falls, NY (0G7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the preflight inspection of the experimental amateur-built airplane, which had not been flown for nearly 1 year, the pilot drained the existing automotive fuel from the tank and replaced it with fresh fuel. After noting no anomalies during a ground run of the automotive-type engine, the pilot departed and circled above the departure field for several minutes to confirm that the engine would continue to perform normally before he departed the area. Several minutes later, the engine began to "hesitate," and, in response, the pilot "pumped" the throttle, which seemed to keep the engine partially running but with insufficient power to keep the airplane airborne. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a farm field, during which the airplane incurred substantial damage to both lower wings. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical failures of the engine; however, a sample of fuel taken from the airplane’s fuel tank contained an unidentified particulate contaminant; however, it could not be determined whether this affected the engine performance. No other anomalies of the fuel system were noted.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident investigation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://senecadaily.com/?p=16517]&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-tyre-field#axzz1vYG9ymrO
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=122BA
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000430458.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2012 21:55 | Geno | Added |
| 22-May-2012 06:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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