ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352656
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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1999 |
| Time: | 17:36 LT |
| Type: |  Navion A |
| Owner/operator: | Whitesel Management Co. |
| Registration: | N4527K |
| MSN: | NAV-4-1527 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2638 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental E-225-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Utica, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln, NE (KLNK) |
| Kearney, NE (KEAR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said, '... at 4,500 feet, the engine died suddenly and completely. I immediately turned on [the] boost pump, which did no good. I then, turned back 180 degrees and headed for NE23 (Utica, NE) which we had just passed. I notified Lincoln App [approach] of our problem and that re-start procedures didn't work.' The pilot then said, 'I thought I was set up to touch down halfway down the runway, let [the] gear down, got three lights, and then pumped down the rest of the flaps.' The pilot said that he touched down approximately 150 feet from the end of the runway and on rollout the landing gear collapsed due to the presence of '...five feet tall fireweeds.' During a post accident examination of the airplane, the engine driven fuel pump drive pin was found to be sheared. No other preexisting anomalies were found with respect to the aircraft or it's systems
Probable Cause: the failure of the fuel pump and the misjudged touchdown point by the pilot. A factor was the high vegetation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA340
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2024 12:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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