ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296499
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 October 2002 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A23 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N1451L |
| MSN: | M-846 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3050 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-346-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farmington, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Farmington, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 200-hour pilot reported that he was conducting taxi tests on the runway (a 2,200 foot-long grass runway), "trying to warm the engine up." On the third test, the airplane "went too far down the runway and [the pilot] was forced to takeoff." At an approximate altitude of 25 feet agl, the engine lost power and the airplane landed hard. Examination of the airplane by the pilot, who was also a certified mechanic, revealed the "mechanical fuel pump seal failed." An FAA inspector reported to the NTSB investigator-in-charge, that the pilot of the accident aircraft started a brief conversation with him, stating that he recently had a fuel pump problem on his airplane and how to possibly recover losses from a recent aircraft accident. During this discussion, the pilot informed the inspector that during a recent annual inspection, the fuel pump on his airplane was "bad." After replacing the old fuel pump, the new fuel pump "only developed 10 psi." The pilot decided to conduct a test flight on the airplane. The pilot mentioned that he replaced the fuel filters and fuel lines in attempt to get a better fuel pressure reading with no success. During one of the test flights, "he [the pilot] crashed the airplane."
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the mechanical fuel pump.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 07:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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