ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44368
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Date: | Saturday 20 August 2005 |
Time: | 10:15 |
Type: | Rutan VariEze |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N862DP |
MSN: | 862 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1950 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | San Diego, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | San Diego, CA (MYF) |
Destination airport: | San Diego, CA (SDM) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Witnesses observed the airplane on a normal final approach and then it made a sudden right turn and impacted tractor trailers in a storage yard about 0.4 miles from the runway. The witnesses did not hear any unusual noises emanating from the engine. No evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction was observed with the airframe systems. During the disassembly of the carburetor, investigators noted that the accelerator pump seal was worn and separated from the retainer spring, which may have prevented the engine from responding to the pilot's throttle input.
Probable Cause: a divergence from the final approach course and an in-flight collision with storage containers for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX05LA272 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050901X01369&key=1 Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Oct-2008 00:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
06-Dec-2017 10:54 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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