ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172133
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 December 2014 |
| Time: | 13:13 |
| Type: |  Stoddard-Hamilton GlaStar |
| Owner/operator: | Ronald G Lytton |
| Registration: | N16XP |
| MSN: | 5170 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 341 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South of Sheridan County Airport (KSHR), Sheridan, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sheridan, WY (NA) |
| Sheridan, WY (NA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he had not flown the airplane in “some time.” He added that, on the day of the accident, he performed a full power run-up and that the airplane “felt normal.” The takeoff and climbout were normal; however, while the airplane was at 1,200 ft above ground level, the engine began to lose power. During the attempted forced landing, the main landing gear impacted an irrigation pipe, the left wing tip impacted a fence post, and the airplane then slid about 60 ft before coming to rest upright.
The pilot reported that, after exiting the airplane, he observed a broken wire on the cowl flap cable, which he believed would have allowed the cowl flap to completely close and then resulted in the engine overheating. However, during a postaccident engine examination, it could not be determined if the wire on the cowl flap broke before or during the impact. The examination revealed no other evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal engine operation.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power while maneuvering at low altitude for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=16XP
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2014 01:22 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Dec-2014 18:44 | Geno | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2015 04:51 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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