ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289200
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| Date: | Monday 20 June 2011 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: | CGS Aviation Hawk Arrow |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N4209F |
| MSN: | H-SSA-899-R503-TRI |
| Total airframe hrs: | 195 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carthage, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Carthage, NC (5NC3) |
| Carthage, NC (5NC3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, during the turn from the base leg to final approach, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. He performed a forced landing into some small trees because he knew he could not glide the airplane to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing spars. A postaccident examination revealed that a spark plug was backed out of the No. 1 cylinder and was suspended from the electrode wire. The pilot reported that he had changed the engine spark plugs the day before the accident and that he may have cross-threaded one of them.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper installation of the engine's No. 1 cylinder spark plugs.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA355
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 10:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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