ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193911
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 2017 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  XtremeAir XA42 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N342AW |
| MSN: | 102 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 280 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Palm Beach County Airport (F45), West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Palm Beach, FL (F45) |
| West Palm Beach, FL (F45) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot reported that, after takeoff, while the airplane was about 150 ft above ground level, the engine experienced a total loss of power and that he then chose to land straight ahead in a field. The airplane touched down on soft terrain and skidded about 60 ft before coming to rest in the upright position. The firewall and engine mounts were substantially damaged.
Examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. During the engine disassembly, fuel was noted in the throttle body; however, no fuel was found in the fuel manifold. In addition, no water was noted in the fuel system. The pilot stated that he washed the airplane the day before the accident, so it is possible that water entered the fuel system and resulted in a total loss of engine power on takeoff. However, since no water was found in the fuel system (the pilot washed the airplane the previous day), the reason for the loss of power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=342AW
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2017 21:08 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Mar-2017 21:19 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-Mar-2017 23:20 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 10-Apr-2019 12:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Apr-2019 13:18 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
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