ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227598
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| Date: | Thursday 25 July 2019 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Bishops Ltd |
| Registration: | N47028 |
| MSN: | 15283159 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8685 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ), Wakefield, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wakefield Municipal Airport, VA (KAKQ) |
| Wakefield Municipal Airport, VA (KAKQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the preflight inspection, the pilot sampled the fuel from the right main fuel tank seven times until no water was present in the sample. He also checked the airplane's left main fuel tank, fuel strainer, and a belly sump and there was no water in those samples. He flew uneventfully to a nearby airport where he intended to perform practice touch and go landings. During the takeoff phase of the first practice touch-and-go landing, the airplane was flying about 25 ft above ground level when the engine sputtered. The pilot landed the airplane on the remaining portion of the runway near the departure end, then because there was insufficient runway to stop, he turned the airplane left. The airplane impacted a perimeter fence before coming to rest upright. The fuselage and right wing were substantially damaged.
Examination of the airplane revealed water in fuel samples recovered from the carburetor, the belly sump, and the firewall sump, which indicates that water was still present in the fuel system following the pilot's preflight inspection. The examination also revealed a gray putty substance around the right wing fuel cap gasket, which did not appear to be an approved repair. Additionally, before the day of the accident, the airplane sat outside in rain. Given this information, it is likely that rainwater leaked into the fuel system throught he improperly sealing right wing tank fuel cap.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect and remove all water from fuel, and maintenance personnel's unapproved repair of the right wing fuel cap, which resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent partial loss of engine power during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19TA235
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2019 21:29 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Jul-2019 15:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 27-Mar-2021 10:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 27-Mar-2021 11:02 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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