ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37761
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| Date: | Friday 10 September 1993 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300T |
| Owner/operator: | Krieve Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2207B |
| MSN: | 32R7987038 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2432 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marshall, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dulles Airport, VA (IAD |
| Cahokia, IL (KCPS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THAT THEY SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL AREA. DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREE TOPS PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT INTERMEDIATE EXHAUST PIPE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT CROSS-OVER EXHAUST PIPE WHICH ALLOWED HOT GASES TO SPEW DIRECTLY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE LEFT INTERMEDIATE PIPE FLANGE WAS CRACKED AND THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE LEFT INTERMEDIATE AND CROSS-OVER PIPE WAS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 1.5 INCHES. A CLAMP SECURING THE EXHAUST PIPES TO THE ACCESSORY CASE WAS MISSING. THE EXAMINATION ALSO REVEALED THAT NUMEROUS AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE ACCIDENT ENGINE WAS NOT THE CORRECT SYSTEM. THE AIRPLANE'S LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON JULY 30, 1993, ABOUT 3 FLIGHT-HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO93FA167
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 11:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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