ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158171
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| Date: | Saturday 10 August 2013 |
| Time: | 09:27 |
| Type: | Bradley BA 100 Aerobat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N27BD |
| MSN: | BGD004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14 hours |
| Engine model: | VW 1600 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Behind Fast Eddie's, Killeen, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Killeen, TX (KILE) |
| Killeen, TX (KILE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that, during taxi and takeoff, he set the engine fuel mixture control to the full-rich position. While in the crosswind turn, the engine lost partial power, and the pilot made a forced landing in a forested area. Examination of the engine revealed that the No. 1 cylinder’s spark plugs were completely carbon-fouled and that the Nos. 2 through 4 cylinders’ spark plugs were badly sooted. It is likely that the pilot did not properly manage the engine mixture, which led to an over-rich fuel mixture condition during the takeoff and resulted in a partial loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper management of the fuel mixture, which resulted in an over-rich fuel mixture condition and a subsequent partial loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=27BD
Footage of the crash (captured by three GoPros mounted in and outside of the plane): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5BRZEneAEo
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2013 01:08 | Geno | Added |
| 11-Aug-2013 15:47 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 18-Aug-2013 15:20 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Aug-2013 08:19 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2020 07:26 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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