ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367058
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| Date: | Monday 30 April 1990 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman AA-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Gower Flying Service |
| Registration: | N7127L |
| MSN: | AA5-0427 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3739 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Orchard, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Olympia, WA (KOLM) |
| Port Orchard, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER ARRIVAL, THE PLT DECIDED TO MAKE A LOW APCH OVER THE ARPT TO CHECK THE RWY. AS HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AT ABOUT 100 TO 200 FT AGL, THE ENG RAN ROUGH & WOULD NOT DEVELOP SUFFICIENT POWER TO SUSTAIN FLT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON A 'LOGGED-OUT AREA.' DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT HIT SMALL TREES & STUMPS, & WAS DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATIONREVEALED THAT THE WRONG TYPE OF CARBURETOR WAS INSTALLED ON THE ENG & THAT THE CARBURETOR FLOAT WOULD 'HANG UP' INTERMITTENTLY.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN IMPROPER CARBURETOR. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PRESENCE OF TREES AND STUMPS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA90LA070
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 07:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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