ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352389
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| Date: | Saturday 30 October 1999 |
| Time: | 12:18 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2654T |
| MSN: | 28R-7135223 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2028 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bogalusa, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KBXA) |
| New Orleans, LA (MSY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the preflight inspection, the pilot drained '1/2 inch of water' from the fuel strainer. He continued sumping fuel until water was no longer present and then departed from runway 36. He turned crosswind at 500 feet agl, reduced the throttle to 25 inches of manifold pressure, and the engine began to 'run rough.' The pilot banked the airplane toward the airport, and while descending through 700 feet agl, the engine lost total power. During the ensuing forced landing, the airplane impacted pine trees and a fence and came to rest upright 1/2 mile north of the airport. An examination of the fuel system by an NTSB investigator revealed that the electric fuel pump contained corrosion (in the form of a white residue). Corrosion was also noted around the airframe fuel strainer attach point and within the fuel control servo. Furthermore, three tablespoons of water were drained from within the fuel servo.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power as a result of water contamination in the fuel system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA022
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 March 1997 | N2654T | Dent Works East, Inc. | 0 | Thibodaux, LA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Mar-2024 13:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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