ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214522
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| Date: | Friday 17 August 2018 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Globe GC-1B Swift |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N80932 |
| MSN: | 1125 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1650 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellington Aero Club Airport (FD38), West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wellington, FL (FD38) |
| Wellington, FL (FD38) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the airplane’s initial climb in crosswind conditions for the personal flight, the engine experienced a partial loss of power, and the airline transport pilot reported that the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall. He attempted to lower the nose of the airplane, but with insufficient altitude, the airplane impacted a ditch parallel to the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. Examination of the airplane revealed that the engine's No. 3 cylinder had low compression, and the No. 3 intake valve had hardened carbon deposit buildup on its stem. After the valve was cleaned and reinstalled, the engine compression returned to the normal range. It is likely that, during the initial climb, the intake valve stuck intermittently due to the carbon deposit buildup, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power and the airplane’s inability to climb.
Probable Cause: The partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a sticking intake valve on the No. 3 cylinder.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://fr.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N80932
Location
Media:
Just In: New photos from @PBCFR of the #Wellington plane crash. 2 people taken to hospital. https://t.co/fHLn5j2007 pic.twitter.com/F0wrsuKf54
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) 17 août 2018
USA - Florida - Two hospitalized after Globe GC-1B plane made a runway excursion during landing in Wellington aero club airfield.https://t.co/eNAe2eiJvA pic.twitter.com/0EQ79kezGT
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 18 août 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2018 09:38 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Aug-2018 11:22 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Aug-2018 11:28 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Aug-2018 14:52 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-Oct-2019 18:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 01-Oct-2019 19:52 | harro | Updated [Country, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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