ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236783
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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 2020 |
| Time: | 15:13 LT |
| Type: |  Team Mini-Max 1600R |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N827WS |
| MSN: | 08162017CJS |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 447 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Convis Township, Calhoun County, north of Marshall, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marshall, MI (PRIV) |
| Marshall, MI (PRIV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed from a campground area in the single-engine experimental airplane. During the airplane's initial climb, the engine lost power and the pilot made a forced landing into a cornfield, which substantially damaged both wing struts.
Postaccident examination of the engine revealed a loose fuel supply line to the inlet fitting of the vacuum-driven fuel pump. Although the clamp on the inlet fitting was tightened to its maximum clamping position, it was not the correct size, and the fuel supply line was still loose in the fitting. Thus, it is likely that maintenance personnel did not ensure an airtight fitting with a properly sized clamp, which allowed air to enter the fuel supply line and resulted in a loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: Maintenance personnel's improper installation of an improperly sized clamp on the fuel supply line, which allowed air to enter the supply line, a subsequent loss of engine power, and a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA216
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2020 01:56 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jun-2020 02:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2020 08:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 16-Sep-2020 08:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2022 06:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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