ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170662
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| Date: | Saturday 25 October 2014 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | Hunter Alfred J |
| Registration: | N8064Y |
| MSN: | 22-7436 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2277 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Tompkins, NE of Deposit, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hancock, NY (NK68) |
| Hancock, NY (NK68) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner had not flown the airplane for several months, but he had recently completed several high-speed taxis in the airplane. Before the accident flight, he completed a preflight inspection, which included checking the fuel for water. The preflight inspection and engine run-up did not reveal any anomalies. During takeoff, about 300 ft above ground level and 100 ft beyond the end of the runway, the engine lost and regained power about three times. The pilot applied carburetor heat, but the engine then lost all power. The airplane was too low to return to the airport, so the pilot conducted a forced landing to a road, and the left wing struck a tree. The pilot added that the airplane departed with 25 gallons of automobile gasoline onboard and that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane before the power loss.
After the accident, on-scene responders confirmed there was adequate fuel onboard the airplane, then the pilot removed the wings and transported the airplane back to his residence where it was examined 2 days later. Due to the fuselage damage and disposition of the wreckage, the propeller could not be rotated; however, the engine did not exhibit evidence of catastrophic failure. The fuel could not be checked for contamination because the gascolator had fractured during impact and the pilot had defueled the airplane and disposed of the fuel before transporting it. The airplane had been operated about 17 hours since its most recent annual inspection, which was completed about 4 years before the accident; thus, the airplane was about 3 years overdue for an annual inspection. Although the temperature and dew point at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of serious icing at glide power, the engine was at takeoff power when the power loss occurred.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations and testing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N8064Y
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2014 04:58 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Oct-2014 16:49 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 17-Jan-2016 21:05 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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