ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147226
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| Date: | Sunday 29 July 2012 |
| Time: | 11:23 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8121Y |
| MSN: | 30-1231 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2175 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W of Bragg City, Pemiscot Co, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Huntington-Tri-State Airport, WV (HTS/KHTS) |
| Takaroa Airport (TKX/NTKR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that the airplane's right engine stopped producing power in flight and that he was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot made a forced landing to a field with the landing gear up, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the right engine revealed that the b-nut from the engine-driven fuel pump to the fuel-metering unit was loose and leaking fuel. The pilot, who owned and maintained the airplane, had completed an annual inspection of the airplane about 10 flight hours before the accident occurred. He had also recently overhauled the airplane's entire fuel system. No other mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation were noted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly tighten the b-nut from the engine-driven fuel pump to the fuel-metering unit during maintenance, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8121Y
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2012 00:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Jul-2012 03:40 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 31-Jul-2012 23:28 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 31-Jul-2012 23:30 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Apr-2017 21:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2023 02:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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