ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358709
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1995 |
| Time: | 13:14 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Arizona Soaring, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9188T |
| MSN: | 25-7856039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8835 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maricopa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (E68) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ABOUT 50 FEET AGL IN THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB TOWING A GLIDER ALOFT, WHEN HE BECAME AWARE OF A LOSS OF POWER ACCOMPANIED BY A BLACK SMOKE TRAILING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RELEASED THE GLIDER, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE OR AIRCRAFT ENERGY TO MAKE A RETURN TO RUNWAY MANEUVER. HE LANDED ON SOFT DESERT SOIL, AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED HEAVY SOOTING OF ALL SPARK PLUGS. NO EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WAS NOTED. THE PILOT SAID HE BELIEVES AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION OF THE CARBURETOR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POWER LOSS. THE ENGINE AND CARBURETOR WERE EXAMINED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR WHO REPORTED THAT THE CARBURETOR WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO MAKE ANY DETERMINATION REGARDING POTENTIAL DISCREPANCIES.
Probable Cause: an undetermined internal failure of the carburetor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA253
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 17:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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