ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243562
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| Date: | Friday 2 October 2020 |
| Time: | 14:12 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N62ZM |
| MSN: | 4697087 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2850 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W of Lake Elmo Airport (21D), St Paul, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Elmo, MN |
| Mesquite, TX (HQZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, shortly after takeoff and following landing gear retraction, he noticed a 'hiccup' in engine power and immediately started a turn back toward the airport. During the turn, the engine lost total power and the pilot performed a forced landing into a field of standing corn, during which the airplane sustained substantial damage.
A post-accident examination of the engine, accessories, fuel pump, fuel control unit, flow divider valve, and fuel-oil heat exchanger revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA004
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N62ZM/history/20201002/1450Z/21D/KHQZ
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=62ZM
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 January 2007 | N184RB | Clear Air Aviation LLC | 0 | Tampa, Florida | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2020 02:57 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Oct-2020 08:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:41 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Aug-2021 06:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Aug-2021 06:20 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2022 09:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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