ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362251
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1993 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9337M |
| MSN: | 1269 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4571 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Worth, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (9F9) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE AIRPLANE LOST ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE POWER DECREASED TO A LEVEL THAT WOULD NOT SUSTAIN THE CLIMB. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO AVAILABLE TERRAIN, ROUGH AND UNEVEN. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS AND THAT THE ELECTRICAL FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS NOT DELIVERING SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF FUEL DURING HIGH POWER SETTINGS.
Probable Cause: PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND RESULTANT DISCREPANCIES. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA116
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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