ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383181
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| Date: | Monday 4 October 1982 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 |
| Owner/operator: | Midwest Air Svcs. Inc. |
| Registration: | N1ET |
| MSN: | 31-506 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6266 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dyersburg, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | St. Louis, MO |
| Dyersburg, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT 30 MI NORTH OF THE DESTINATION, THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE RIGHT ENG COWL POPPED LOOSE & BEGAN VIBRATING SEVERELY, THE PLT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE COWLING WOULD BREAK LOOSE & STRIKE THE VERT OF HORIZ STABILIZER SO HE FEATHERED THE R ENG. ATTHIS POINT, THE ARPT WAS ABOUT 19 MI AWAY. HOWEVER, HE STATED HE COULDN'T GET MORE THAN 28-29 INCHES OF MP ON THE L ENG & ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE R ENG. THE PROP CAME OUT OF FEATHER BUT THE ENG WOULD NOT START. THE WINDMILLING PROP CAUSED THE RATE OF DESCENT TO INCREASE & MADE A FORCED LANDING IMMINENT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE R ENG FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. DURING THE TEST OF THE R ENG, IT RAN NORMALLY & REACHED 34-35 INCHES OF MP WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83FA003
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 21:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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