ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170609
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| Date: | Thursday 23 October 2014 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  North American T-6G Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Bill Leff Airshows Llc |
| Registration: | N22NA |
| MSN: | 168-326 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8602 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Naples Municipal Airport (KAPF), Naples, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Naples, FL (APF) |
| Leesburg, FL (LEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the airline transport pilot, during the initial climb for the personal flight, when the airplane was about 150 to 250 ft above the ground, the engine lost all power. He lowered the landing gear, maintained flying airspeed, and then landed the airplane in the grass right of the runway. The airplane subsequently collided with a runway distance remaining sign and came to a stop.
The pilot reported that there were 113 gallons of fuel on board the airplane at takeoff, and postaccident examination revealed that there was an adequate supply of fuel in the fuel tanks. However, during examination of the engine fuel system components, no fuel was found in the fuel line from the outlet of the mechanical fuel pump to the fuel flow transducer nor at the carburetor inlet fitting, consistent with fuel starvation. Further examination of the engine and remaining components of the fuel system revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure, and the reason for the fuel interruption to the engine could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the airframe and engine fuel system components revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=22NA
ex.USAF/49-3222, N9042Z.
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2014 06:29 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2018 11:00 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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