ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176484
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 2015 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2009B |
| MSN: | 6436 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Harford County Airport (0W3), Churchville, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Churchville, MD (0W3) |
| Churchville, MD (0W3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the commercial pilot, while the airplane was descending on the final leg of the traffic pattern after the personal flight, he reduced the fuel mixture, and the engine then lost total power. The pilot was unable to regain engine power, and the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall and subsequently impacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings, vertical stabilizer, and fuselage.
A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no preaccident mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The Engine Operator’s Manual stated that the mixture must be in the “full rich” position during the descent. It is likely that the pilot’s reduction of the fuel mixture during the descent resulted in the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper reduction of the fuel mixture while the airplane was descending on the final leg of the traffic pattern, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2015 05:57 | Geno | Added |
| 30-May-2015 18:11 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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