ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295496
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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 2003 |
| Time: | 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Back Forty Flying Club Inc. |
| Registration: | N8199D |
| MSN: | 28-8290115 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8461 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandusky, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Wayne Municipal Airport/Baer Field, IN (FWA/KFWA) |
| Sandusky-Griffin Sandusky Airport, OH (SKY/KSKY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was on final approach to a 3,559-foot-long, 60-foot-wide, asphalt runway, when the pilot observed a twin-engine airplane on a taxiway near the runway. The pilot was not certain if the airplane was going to utilize the runway, and elected to go-around. The pilot pushed the throttle full-forward and kept his right hand on the power quadrant. During the climb out, the engine began to sputter and lose power. The pilot looked down at the power quadrant and noticed that the engine mixture control was pulled back. He pushed mixture control in and lowered the airplane's nose to avoid a stall; however, the airplane struck trees about 1/2 mile beyond the departure end of the runway. Examination of the engine and associated controls did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the engine mixture control during the go-around, which resulted in a loss of power, and in-flight collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03LA163
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 09:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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