ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209193
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| Date: | Thursday 12 April 2018 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7386P |
| MSN: | 24-2567 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1271 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Braunfels Regional Airport (KBAZ), New Braunfels, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | New Braunfels Regional Airport, TX (KBAZ) |
| New Braunfels Regional Airport, TX (KBAZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was preparing for his commercial checkride with a flight instructor onboard. They had completed several touch-and-go landings when the engine experienced a partial loss of power on the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern. Attempts to restore power were unsuccessful, and the pilots selected a field for a forced landing. The airplane came to a stop after impacting a fence. A postaccident examination found that fuel was available in both wing tanks. An initial test of the fuel system found that fuel would not flow from the right wing fuel tank; however, the condition could not be replicated during a subsequent test. A test run of the engine revealed no anomalies. The fuel line pickup screen in the right wing fuel tank was clear and no foreign material was observed in the fuel tank.
The carburetor icing probability chart indicated that the airplane was operating in an area associated with a serious risk of carburetor ice accumulation at glide power settings. Despite the risk of carburetor icing, the airplane had completed several takeoffs and landings without problems and the pilots stated that they applied carburetor heat following the loss of power; therefore, it is unlikely that the loss of power was the result of carburetor ice accumulation. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on the available information.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7386P
Location
Media:
BREAKING: Small plane crash lands near New Braunfels airport https://t.co/ra5UiEIu8d pic.twitter.com/L1swxHco2b
— KABB FOX 29 (@KABBFOX29) 12 avril 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2018 01:30 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Apr-2018 17:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Apr-2018 17:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 22-Mar-2019 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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