ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358282
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Date: | Sunday 10 September 1995 |
Time: | 13:50 LT |
Type: | SIAI-Marchetti SF.260TP |
Owner/operator: | World Jet, Inc. |
Registration: | N915WJ |
MSN: | 61005 |
Total airframe hrs: | 350 hours |
Engine model: | Allison250-B17C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lakeland, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | (KLAL) |
Destination airport: | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE TORQUE ROLLED BACK TO ZERO DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PROPELLER APPEARED TO GO TO A FLAT PITCH POSITION AND AIRSPEED DECREASED RAPIDLY. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN RISING TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION SHOWED THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL AND ENGINE FUEL PUMP WERE CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF ENGINE COMPONENT MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY BEEN IMPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES FROM HAITI AND DID NOT HAVE AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.
Probable Cause: WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL, AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA95LA220 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95LA220
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