ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241079
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| Date: | Monday 7 September 2020 |
| Time: | 07:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301T Turbo Saratoga SP |
| Owner/operator: | 4d Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N3576X |
| MSN: | 32R-8029035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3284 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Jones Field Airport (F00), Bonham, Fannin County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bonham, TX (F00) |
| Commerce, TX (2F7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he and a passenger departed on a personal flight. The airplane was on its first flight after maintenance work, which included the replacement of the engine exhaust.
Shortly after departure, the pilot noted high turbine inlet and cylinder head temperatures. The pilot tried to return to the airport; however, about 2 miles short of the airport, the engine experienced a total loss of power. During the forced landing the landing gear collapsed in the soft terrain which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing.
An engine examination found that the No. 6 cylinder fuel injector line was not connected. It was also noted that initially the turbocharge was not free to rotate, but once freed it rotated without resistance.
The accident is consistent with a loss of engine power due to a fuel injector line not being connected. This is likely due to maintenance personnel not adequately tightening the No. 6 cylinder fuel injector line during the recent maintenance.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to a disconnected fuel injector line that was not properly tightened during recent maintenance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA384
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3576X
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2020 03:14 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Sep-2020 04:54 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 09-Sep-2020 05:32 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2020 07:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2020 12:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2021 07:18 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jun-2022 11:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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