ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181992
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| Date: | Friday 4 December 2015 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Commanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N88F |
| MSN: | 24-1961 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3454 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV), Millville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Millville, NJ (MIV) |
| Mount Holly, NJ (VAY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot and flight instructor were conducting an instructional flight. The pilot reported that, before the flight, he conducted a preflight inspection and before-takeoff check, which were normal. During the initial climb and when the airplane was about 150 ft above ground level, the engine lost total power. The pilot chose to land the airplane straight ahead between two taxiways on the airport. The airplane impacted a grassy area and sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage.
An examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation, and there was sufficient fuel onboard at the time of the accident. Although the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power, the pilot applied full power for takeoff; therefore, it is unlikely that carburetor ice formed during the takeoff sequence. The investigation could not determine the reason for the total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies 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=88F
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2015 23:33 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Oct-2017 07:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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