ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293047
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| Date: | Friday 16 September 2005 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 |
| Owner/operator: | International Flight Training Academy Inc |
| Registration: | N287RR |
| MSN: | 34-7350287 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greenville-Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport, AL (KPRN) |
| Huntington Beac, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was departing on a cross country flight to California when on the takeoff climb, the left engine lost power 50 feet above the ground. At this point the airplane veered left and the left wing struck the ground 200 feet left of runway centerline and rested 303 feet from the left edge of the runway surface. The engine failure during takeoff emergency procedures state "close both throttles immediately, land if airborne and stop straight ahead." Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed mud, water, and other unknown debris mixed was compacted in the servo of the left engine. Before the accident flight the pilot asked a mechanic to examine the left engine. The mechanic examined the engine and told the pilot that there was a defect with the fuel servo and it needed to be repaired. The pilot acknowledged the mechanics findings but elected to depart without repairing the fuel servo.
Probable Cause: The loss of left engine power due to fuel system contamination and the pilot's failure to follow procedures and his improper use of the throttle and flight controls during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL05CA162
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 15:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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