ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352940
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1999 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-5-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5643T |
| MSN: | 8051C |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2970 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-JIA6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St.simons, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSSI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, shortly after liftoff from the runway, the engine lost power. Attempts by the pilot to restore full engine power failed. The pilot selected a marshy area for a forced landing. The airplane flipped inverted during the attempted forced landing two miles northwest of the airport. The post-examination of the airplane disclosed that the dual magneto had separated from the engine assembly. The examination also showed that the magneto retention nuts and washers were not attached to the magneto. After the magneto was reinstalled on the engine, a satisfactory engine run was conducted. A review of the engine and airframe maintenance logs disclosed that the airplane was approximately 30 hours out of the last annual inspection.
Probable Cause: The inadequate installation of the magneto assembly by other maintenance personnel that in resulted the separation from the engine and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the swampy terrain condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL99LA114
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 08:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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