ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359807
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| Date: | Saturday 10 September 1994 |
| Time: | 16:39 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N47457 |
| MSN: | 28R-770380 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1724 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-KF |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lockwood, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ravenna, OH (29G) |
| Monroe, NC (KEQY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ON A CRUISE CLIMB, PASSING THROUGH 7000 FT FOR 10,000 FT WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE POWER LOSS WAS PRECEDED BY AN ELECTRICAL 'BURNING' SMELL. THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED AGAIN. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE PILOT FLEW UNDER POWER LINES AND INTENTIONALLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID A HOUSE. THE PILOT LANDED IN A WATERMELON PATCH WHERE THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE RIGHT AND LEFT MAGNETO IGNITION HARNESS WERE DAMAGED BY HEAT. A CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE HARNESS REVEALED ALL BUT FOUR OF THE WIRE LEADS WERE SHORTED. THE EXAMINATION DID NOT DISCLOSE A HEAT SOURCE EXTERNAL TO THE HARNESS.
Probable Cause: An electrical ground short of the ignition wires which resulted in a loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA172
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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