ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295425
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Date: | Saturday 2 August 2003 |
Time: | 10:15 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Owner/operator: | Harry Kraft |
Registration: | N251BC |
MSN: | 28R-7803174 |
Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Alpine, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Alpine, TX (E38) |
Destination airport: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:According to the 549-hour pilot, the engine lost power without warning while flying at 10,500 feet, about 20 minutes after takeoff. The pilot elected to execute a forced landing on a dirt road. His initial rollout was successful, but approximately 120 feet from the touch down point, the right wing struck a yucca cactus plant. It continued down the dirt road and the left wing stuck a cactus plant, and the left main landing gear collapsed. An external examination of the engine, revealed a bulge and crack in the upper engine case near the #1 cylinder. The reason for the internal engine failure was not determined.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW03LA198 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA198
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