ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227908
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| Date: | Monday 5 August 2019 |
| Time: | 09:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee C |
| Owner/operator: | GPS Global Flight School / Osorio Av. Corp (owner) |
| Registration: | N5915U |
| MSN: | 28-26897 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miami Executive Airport (TMB/KTMB), Miami, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Miami Executive Airport, FL (TMB/KTMB) |
| Miami Executive Airport, FL (TMB/KTMB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor and student pilot conducted a preflight inspection of the airplane before the local flight. All the indications were "normal" during the run up. At 150-200 ft above ground level, the engine had a partial loss of power. The instructor subsequently took over the controls; he reported that "everything" was good. During a turn to land the airplane on a parallel runway, the engine lost all power and the instructor decided to conduct a forced landing on a corn field between runways, where the airplane sustained substantial damage.
An examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing fuel tank contained 16 oz of water. The gascolator bowl and carburetor contained a liquid consistent with water and fuel.
It is likely that the flight instructor and student pilot did not conduct a thorough preflight inspection and did not detect and remove the water in the fuel system, which led to the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's and student pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel system for water contamination, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff and subsequent forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5915U
NTSB CEN19LA252
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2019 17:19 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Aug-2019 17:32 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2019 18:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2021 08:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 27-Mar-2021 09:28 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 23-Sep-2021 07:51 | Anon. | Updated [Phase] |
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