ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361379
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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1993 |
| Time: | 12:14 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J |
| Owner/operator: | Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ |
| Registration: | N191ER |
| MSN: | 24-3252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2486 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Daytona Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TAKEOFF DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND WITH UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AHEAD AND INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT AND LANDED HARD ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED AND BOTH WING FUEL TANK SUMP DRAINS AND THE GASCOLATOR WERE DRAINED TO CHECK FOR CONTAMINANTS; NONE WERE FOUND. A TEST PROPELLER WAS INSTALLED AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE SERVO WAS DISASSAMBLED WHICH REVEALED CONTAMINANT RESEMBLING GASKET MATERIAL INSIDE THE MIXTURE HOUSING ASSEMBLY. ACCORDING TO OVERHAUL PERSONNEL, THE LOCATION OF THE CONTAMINANT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE SERVO HAD ACCUMULATED 498.5 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL.
Probable Cause: CONTAMINATION/BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA93LA187
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 17:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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