ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366006
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| Date: | Friday 26 October 1990 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6142D |
| MSN: | 22-4786 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1944 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Summerville, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKE OFF SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN UNDER THE CONTROL PANEL. BEFORE THE AIRPLANE COULD BE RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY, FLAMES WERE VISIBLE AT THE PASSENGERS FEET. AFTER LANDING ON THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT EXHAUST GASES HAD IMPINGED ON THE FIREWALL. THE HEAT HAD IGNITED CABIN INSULATION. AN FAA INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST STACK INSIDE THE CARBURETOR MUFF HAD SEPARATED. EXHAUST GAS HAD BEEN DIRECTED AGAINST THE FIREWALL. THE A/C WS LAST INSPECTED 11 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD NEVER BEEN REPLACED.
Probable Cause: AN ERODED EXHAUST STACK WHICH ALLOWED HOT GASES TO IMPINGE UPON THE FIREWALL, AND IGNITE CABIN INSULATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA009
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 16:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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