ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292598
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 2006 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7824T |
| MSN: | 32R-7887032 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manhattan, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Manhattan Municipal Airport, KS (MHK/KMHK) |
| Olathe-Johnson County Executive Airport, KS (OJC/KOJC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said "the engine began to surge in power slightly as the airplane was rotated for liftoff from runway 03. During climbout, he notified the tower of a "possible engine problem," and the engine continued surging. As the pilot executed a slow left turn towards runway 13, the engine started losing power. He managed to land on runway 13 near the intersection with runway 03-21. The airplane was not aligned with the runway centerline, and went off the side of the runway. The left wing struck an elevated runway marker and taxiway lights. Both wing spars were damaged and the left wing was twisted down. An FAA airworthiness inspector examined the airplane and engine and reported finding an exposed left magneto "P" lead touching the connector shell. This could "cause an intermittent grounding of the left magneto," and result in the "fuel control[er] hunting to compensate [and] producing an engine power surge."
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to the intermittent grounding of the left magneto "P" lead, causing the fuel controller to search and the engine to surge then lose power, and the pilot's failure to attain proper runway alignment. Contributing factors were the runway sign and taxiway lights.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN06LA045
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Oct-2022 06:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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