ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162597
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| Date: | Monday 2 December 2013 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Protech PT2 Prostar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N355PT |
| MSN: | 1072 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 515 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 4106-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Edgefield County Airport (6J6), Trenton, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Graniteville, SC (S17) |
| Trenton, SC (6J6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was conducting a presale inspection of his experimental, amateur-built airplane. He ensured no debris was present in the gascolator and then conducted a test flight. During the test flight and while on final approach to land, the engine lost all power, and the pilot subsequently made a forced landing in a field. A postaccident examination of the gascolator revealed that the strainer bowl was not installed and safety wired in accordance with a service letter issued by the gascolator manufacturer. As a result, the gascolator strainer bowl became separated from the bail, which caused fuel starvation to the engine and total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The airplane owner/pilot ‘s failure to follow the gascolator manufacturer’s recommendations for installing and safety wiring the gascolator strainer bowl, which resulted in the bowl separating and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=355PT
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2013 03:15 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Dec-2013 09:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
| 14-Dec-2013 18:14 | Geno | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2017 08:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
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