ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297663
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| Date: | Monday 14 January 2002 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6935Y |
| MSN: | 27-4292 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5006 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pagosa Springs, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pagosa Springs, CO (2V1) |
| Santa Fe Airport, NM (SAF/KSAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that both engines developed good power during the takeoff roll. After climbing to 8,400 feet, the right engine started missing badly and blue smoke was observed coming from the inboard side of the engine cowling. The pilot said that he shut the engine down, and turned back towards the airport. He decided to restart the right engine, but the engine seized up approximately 20 seconds after he restarted it. He performed a forced landing to a small field on a heavy forested ridge approximately 2 miles south of the airport. Both wings were bent, and the fuselage was wrinkled. The airplane's Pilot Owners Handbook indicates that the airplane's single engine absolute ceiling is 6,400 feet. The salvage/recovery team reported that they found excessive oil on and around the right engine nacelle. The exact cause of the oil system failure was never determined.
Probable Cause: the total power failure of the right engine due to the failure of its lubricating system. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, and the terrain being above the airplane's single engine performance capability.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN02LA018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 06:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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