ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230342
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| Date: | Friday 1 November 2019 |
| Time: | 15:35 LT |
| Type: |  Socata TB 30 Epsilon |
| Owner/operator: | Not My Monkeys LLC |
| Registration: | N50TB |
| MSN: | 50 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3028 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kalamazoo Battle Creek Int'l Airport (AZO), MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, MI (AZO/AZO) |
| Battle Creek-WK Kellogg Regional Airport, MI (BTL/KBTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that, during the takeoff roll, the engine noise and airplane acceleration were normal; however, as the airplane climbed through 300 to 400 ft above ground level, the engine began to lose power, and the airplane could not maintain altitude. The pilot said that as the airplane neared the ground, he attempted to reduce the descent rate by flaring as much as possible, but the airplane stalled and impacted the ground with a 'great deal of force' and slid to a stop, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. Postaccident examination revealed no fuel in the fuel supply line leading to the engine for undetermined reasons. No other anomalies were noted during the examination, but a comprehensive engine exam was not performed, and the reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the pilot's attempted forced landing at low altitude and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA017
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=50TB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2019 23:15 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Nov-2019 01:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2019 03:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2019 08:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2020 19:03 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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