ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360817
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 1994 |
| Time: | 15:37 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6253P |
| MSN: | 24-1360 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4200 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kinston, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Manchester, NH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT ABOUT 500 FEET MSL DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE STARTED A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT. AFTER CLEARING SOME TREES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCE LANDED IN A GRASSY AREA. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A PIECE OF SILICON BAFFLING MATERIAL, 8 INCHES BY ONE INCH, LODGED INSIDE THE CARBURETOR AIRBOX, WITH 2 INCHES OF THIS MATERIAL EXTENDING INTO THE CARBURETOR VENTURI. WHEN THE MATERIAL WAS REMOVED, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY DURING A TEST RUN. THE ORIGIN OF THE FOREIGN MATERIAL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY RECENT WORK WHICH WOULD REQUIRE SUCH A MATERIAL.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE INDUCTION AIR SYSTEM BY A FOREIGN OBJECT (SILICON BAFFLING MATERIAL).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL94LA052
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 September 1982 | N6253P | Robert Miller/morris Shnur | 0 | Erie, PA | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 11:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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