ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357433
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 May 1996 |
| Time: | 18:05 LT |
| Type: | Merle Musson COZY |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N86LM |
| MSN: | 006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 407 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Covington, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (M04) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The engine carburetor had been replaced about four days prior to the accident. The pilot stated that he had been airborne, over the airport, about 35 minutes with the engine operating satisfactorily. He initiated touch and go landings. During one takeoff, the engine quit about 150 feet above the ground. A forced landing was made to the only available landing site, a soft muddy field, made so by recent rains. The airplane nosed over after the landing. An inspector stated that post-accident examination of the engine revealed that the fuel strainer was clogged with foreign material that appeared to be from the fuel tanks.
Probable Cause: The clogged fuel strainer that resulted in an engine stoppage. A factor was the lack of a suitable landing site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA085
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 17:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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