ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290344
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 2014 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-285 |
| Owner/operator: | Gaerte Ag Service LLC |
| Registration: | N9913P |
| MSN: | 36-7560021 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3642 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-720-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodburn, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Woodburn, IN (53II) |
| Woodburn, IN (53II) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the engine lost power during the takeoff roll. He was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining runway, and it subsequently impacted a berm and then came to rest in a corn field.
The pilot reported that, on the day after the accident, he observed about 30 gallons of fuel in the right wing fuel tank and no fuel in the left wing fuel tank. The pilot reported the accident 3 days later, and a postaccident examination was conducted the following day. About 2 gallons of fuel was found in the right wing fuel tank, and the left wing fuel tank was empty. Fuel was placed in each wing fuel tank, and positive fuel flow was observed at the engine fuel inlet. Given these findings, it is possible that the loss of engine power was due to fuel exhaustion; however, the delay in the reporting of the accident precluded an accurate determination of the amount of fuel on board the airplane at the time of the accident.
During an engine test run, the engine ran normally on just the left magneto and with both magnetos selected; however, the engine did not run normally on just the right magneto. Each magneto produced a spark across all leads when bench tested. Subsequent examination of the right magneto revealed that the distributor bushing was worn, which allowed excessive play between the distributor gear and the block. It is possible that the worn distributor bushing interfered with the proper timing of the right magneto during the accident takeoff; however, this would have caused a disruption in engine operation, which is not consistent with a sudden or complete loss of power.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN14LA519
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 14:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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