ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207456
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 2018 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | GV Air INC |
| Registration: | N5382A |
| MSN: | 21063404 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10310 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Osceola County, Kissimmee, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Kissimmee Municipal Airport, FL (ISM/KISM) |
| Kissimmee Municipal Airport, FL (ISM/KISM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the morning of the accident, the pilot performed a 2-hour test flight with newly-installed camera equipment, during which the airplane performed normally. While taking off on the second flight of the day, the pilot felt that there was something wrong with the engine. There were no abnormal indications and the engine continued to produce power until the pilot leveled the airplane at cruise altitude; the engine then lost total power and the pilot subsequently conducted a forced landing onto a road, resulting in substantial damage to the wings.
A test run of the engine revealed that the fuel pump was adjusted to an excessively rich fuel flow setting, which resulted in a loss of power when the throttle was increased past about 2,100 rpm. The fuel pump was readjusted and the engine performed nominally. When the fuel pump was reset to the as-received setting, the engine exhibited the same loss of power as during the first run. Bench testing of the throttle body and fuel pump revealed that both units failed to meet production standards.
Review of the airplane's maintenance records indicated that a fuel system adjustment was performed almost 2 years before the accident. It is likely that the improper fuel pump setting resulted in an overly rich fuel/air mixture and the subsequent loss of engine power; however, the reason for the loss of engine power during the accident flight, and not during previous flights since the fuel pump was adjusted, could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The improper adjustment of the fuel pump by maintenance personnel, which resulted in an overly rich fuel/air mixture and a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA18LA103
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5382A/history/20180313/1351Z/KISM/KISM
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N5382A
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Plane down on MLK. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/E1XgkMutER
— Kissimmee Police (@kissimmeepolice) 13 mars 2018
PLANE CRASH: Small plane crashes on Kissimmee road, Kissimmee, Florida, USA.
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 13 mars 2018
Here\'s what we know: https://t.co/pxg5MSbcK1 pic.twitter.com/JmFZW9IwEF
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2018 18:05 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 13-Mar-2018 18:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2018 18:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Mar-2018 18:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 13-Mar-2018 19:24 | Copi | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Mar-2018 21:49 | Geno | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 13-Mar-2018 22:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2018 04:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 09-Jul-2022 11:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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