ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353545
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 November 1998 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3350T |
| MSN: | 28-7125377 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 33156 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aiken, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Suffolk, VA (KSFQ) |
| Crestview, FL (6J4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was enroute to Florida, and planned a refueling stop in South Carolina. During the descent from 8500 feet, the pilot experienced a loss of engine power. Attempts by the pilot to restore full engine power failed. So he selected a field for an emergency landing, and while on final approach to land, the engine regained full power. At that point, the pilot elected to go-around. During the climbout phase of the go-around maneuver, the airplane collided with trees on the departure end of the proposed landing site. According to the pilot, the collision with the trees separated the left main landing gear assembly, and the right wing sustained substantial structural damage. The pilot flew the airplane to Aiken, South Carolina and after touchdown on runway 24, the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway. During the engine loss of power, weather conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT PROPERLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL99LA031
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 07:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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