ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385706
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| Date: | Monday 25 June 2001 |
| Time: | 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38L-5LD |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N25Y |
| MSN: | 5339 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1645 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison V1710-111 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenwood, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tullahoma-Northern Airport, TN (THA/KTHA) |
| Greenwood-Leflore Airport, MS (GWO/KGWO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Lockheed P-38L-5LD "Lightning" was being ferried from Tullahoma, Tennessee, to its home base in Texas following its participation in an air show. During descent into the Greenwood, Mississippi area for refueling, the left engine backfired, ran roughly, and the cockpit filled with thick smoke. With reduced cockpit visibility, and a need to get the aircraft on the ground as soon as possible, the pilot chose a cotton field for a forced landing. Postcrash examination of the left engine revealed the supercharger sustained an internal compressor wheel failure that shot compressor blade pieces through the supercharger housing and the fuel feed line. High pressure 100 octane fuel spewed inside the left engine nacelle, ignited, and caused the in-flight fire.
Probable Cause: the failure and uncontained separation of supercharger impeller blades for undetermined reasons during normal descent, resulting in a punctured fuel line and the subsequent in-flight engine fire and emergency descent and forced landing to a farm field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA171
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 07:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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