ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289861
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| Date: | Sunday 28 July 2013 |
| Time: | 14:16 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35-B33 |
| Owner/operator: | Sohail Simjee |
| Registration: | N82182 |
| MSN: | CD-536 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6184 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-N11B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lone Pine, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lone Pine, CA (KO26) |
| Corona Municipal Airport, CA (KAJO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he performed a full preflight and engine run-up before departure. He leaned the fuel mixture for takeoff, and the auxiliary fuel pump switch was in the "off" position. After takeoff, at 300 ft above ground level, the pilot noticed that the airplane was not climbing normally and had entered a slight descent. The engine then began to sputter. The pilot stated that he did not have time to execute the "Engine Failure After Liftoff" procedures outlined in the Pilot's Operating Handbook. He performed a gear-up, forced landing straight ahead onto flat, desert terrain. After the airplane stopped, the pilot noticed a fire emanating from the left wing. The three passengers egressed through the right cabin door, and the pilot followed. The fire spread and subsequently engulfed most of the airplane's cabin before firefighters arrived and put it out. A postaccident examination of the fuel system and engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that, if the pilot had executed the applicable emergency procedures, the engine might have regained power.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to not execute the "Engine Failure After Liftoff" emergency procedures outlined in the Pilot's Operating Handbook.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR13LA346
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 19:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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