ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216516
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| Date: | Sunday 21 October 2018 |
| Time: | 13:44 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Indy Lance LLC |
| Registration: | N2920Q |
| MSN: | 32R-7780266 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3788 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO 540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marion County, Indianapolis, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport, IN (KUMP) |
| Indianapolis-Eagle Creek Airpark, IN (KEYE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was approaching his destination airport at 1,000 ft above ground level when the engine lost total power. After an unsuccessful attempt to restart the engine, the pilot performed a forced landing to a nearby parking lot, during which the airplane sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the single-drive dual magneto failed to produce spark due to the displacement of its camshaft. As a result, when the camshaft was positioned to neutral, the contact points were opened instead of closed, and when the camshaft was rotated approximately 8°, the points were closed when they should have been open. The magneto was then re-assembled to manufacturer specifications, tested, and found to produce spark on all ignition leads. The displacement of the camshaft resulted in the magneto not producing spark on any of its ignition leads, and a subsequent loss of engine power. It could not be determined if the displacement of the magneto camshaft was a result of an improper installation or if it moved in flight.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to displacement of the dual magneto's internal camshaft, which resulted in the magneto's inability to produce spark.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA011
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2920Q%20
Location
Media:
2008 landing : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYfrO6AUw0EIndy News Indianapolis plane crash near Dick\'s Sporting Goods causes no ... - Indianapolis Star https://t.co/JHcTkvyWlS pic.twitter.com/nqLEYaziSh
— Indianapolis NewsCh (@Indianapolis_NC) 22 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2018 19:57 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Oct-2018 20:00 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Oct-2018 20:19 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2018 10:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Oct-2018 13:26 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 24-Oct-2018 19:04 | Captain Adam | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Mar-2019 14:05 | Wylbur | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2022 17:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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