ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379618
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| Date: | Monday 30 April 1984 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F35 |
| Owner/operator: | Clarence Pollard |
| Registration: | N3366C |
| MSN: | 3366C |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3700 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental E-225-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moab, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ceder City, UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL. THE PLT DECIDED TO LAND THE ACFT BACK ON THE RWY TO AVOID ROUGH TERRAIN BEYOND THE END. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN TANKS & THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK, BUT NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR OR RETURN LINE TO THE TANKS. THE LEFT AUXILIARY TANK WAS EMPTY. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK FOR TAKEOFF. HE SAID THAT AFTER THE ENG BEGAN SPUTTERING, HE REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE AUXILIARY POSITION & OPERATED THE HAND WOBBLE PUMP, BUT POWER WAS NOT RESTORED. PROPELLER STRIKE MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE RWY & THE PROP BLADES HAD STRIATION MARKS. A FIBROUS MATERIAL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK, BUT NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR OR CARBURETOR SCREEN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE ENG WAS STARTED & OPERATED NORMALLY. THE ACFT WAS PLACARDED TO WARN THAT THE AUXILIARY TANKS WERE FOR USE IN LEVEL FLT ONLY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN84LA140
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 07:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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