ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295654
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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 2003 |
| Time: | 17:58 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-5-235C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N555MR |
| MSN: | 7107C |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1900 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J1A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rockvale, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shelbyville-Bomar Field, TN (SYI/KSYI) |
| Rockvale, TN (TN68) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to a witness, the airplane experienced a gradual loss of engine power during a go-around. As the airplane was returning to land after the go-around, other witnesses reported hearing the engine "shut off and then start back up." The witnesses then observed the airplane collide with trees and terrain, and they saw black smoke rising from the wreckage. The airplane came to rest and burned on a westerly heading approximately 0.6 nautical miles from the airstrip. Examination of the accident site revealed that the propeller, engine, cockpit, cabin, empennage, horizontal stabilizers, elevators, rudder, and vertical stabilizer remained intact by their tubular steel frames. Examination of the engine revealed it was damaged on all sides. There was no fuel found in the engine, and the carburetor heat was in the off position. Nothing was found during the course of the investigation that would have precluded the engine from producing power. The reported temperature at an airport located about 30 miles to the north of the accident site was 81-degrees Fahrenheit and the dew point was 57 degrees Fahrenheit. According to the icing probability chart, the reported weather conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice; however, the investigation could not determine whether carburetor icing was present in the engine at the time of the accident.
(This report was modified on June 16, 2009)
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03FA111
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 11:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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