ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286856
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| Date: | Sunday 28 June 2009 |
| Time: | 20:25 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCAA |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N9085L |
| MSN: | 226-70 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shelbyville, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Boggstown, IN (58II) |
| Shelbyville, IN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and a student pilot were practicing a simulated engine out maneuver. At 150 feet above ground level, the pilot increased the engine power but the engine did not respond. The pilot then attempted a forced landing to a field. During the landing flare, "the engine tried to come back..." After touchdown, the airplane ground-looped and sustained substantial damage. Examination of the engine revealed the mixture cable had fractured and separated. The airframe records showed the airplane's last annual inspection had not been completed in the preceding 12 months. Prior to the flight, the pilot had not reviewed the airplane logbooks to determine if the airplane was airworthy.
Probable Cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the mixture control cable. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance on the airplane and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane in a condition that was not airworthy.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09LA396
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 1987 | N9085L | Mike Giorgiani | 0 | Bargaintown, NJ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 17:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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