ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359037
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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1995 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: | Kolb Company FIRESTAR II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N47WH |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cumming, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , GA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT OBSERVED UNUSUAL ENGINE VIBRATIONS AND NOISE, AND ELECTED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT, MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A HOLE, AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG LEADS WAS LOOSE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS, AND THE PILOT/OWNER DID NOT POSSESS A CURRENT BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW OR FAA MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT/OWNER'S FAILURE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOOSE SPARK PLUG LEAD. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN CONDITIONS AT THE LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA095
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 20:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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