ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361986
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| Date: | Saturday 29 May 1993 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A23-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5783V |
| MSN: | MA 42 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2517 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laurel, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KLUL) |
| (KLUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE, BUT INTENTIONALLY LANDED IN TREES TO AVOID GOLFERS ON THE COURSE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SERVO CENTER BELLOWS SEAL WAS RUPTURED, WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A RICH MIXTURE. ALSO, THE FUEL SERVO UNIT WAS CONTAMINATED WITH RUST MATERIAL, AND ONE FUEL INJECTOR WAS PLUGGED.
Probable Cause: A RUPTURED CENTER BELLOWS SEAL IN THE FUEL SERVO AND/OR A PLUGGED FUEL INJECTOR DUE TO CONTAMINATION (RUST) FROM THE FUEL SERVO. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND PEOPLE AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA93LA136
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 16:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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