ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265257
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 July 2021 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Titan T-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N15180 |
| MSN: | M12HV6COHK0180 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2020 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4 hours |
| Engine model: | General Motors LS376-495 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (HZY/KHZY), Ashtabula, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Jefferson-Ashtabula Airport, OH (JFN/KHZY) |
| Jefferson-Ashtabula Airport, OH (JFN/KHZY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 6, 2021, about 1445 central daylight time, a Titan T-51D airplane, N15180, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ashtabula, Ohio. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 test flight.
The intent of the flight was to perform fuel flow and fuel indicator checks on the newly built airplane while taxiing on the ground; however, they were not able to obtain full engine performance on the ground and the pilot elected to take the airplane into the air. After takeoff, while climbing through 200 ft above ground level (agl), the engine lost power. The operator reported that the engine computer circuit breaker had tripped which resulted in the loss of engine power. The pilot attempted to reset the circuit breaker and restart the engine without success. The airplane landed hard on the runway and the left main landing gear collapsed. The left wing sustained substantial damage.
A postaccident examination showed that the oxygen sensors used to tune the engine were left on the engine’s cylinder exhaust pipes during the flight. The sensors drew power from the engine’s control computer. During the initial climb, the increased electrical demand to run the oxygen sensors at maximum engine power exceeded the 15-ampere limit on the engine’s control computer, its circuit breaker to tripped, and the engine lost power
Probable Cause: The tripped engine control computer circuit breaker caused by an excessive electrical load on the system, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power during the initial climb.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N15180
https://www.titanaircraft.com/
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Jul-2021 01:00 | Geno | Added |
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