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FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · El Paso, TX · April 25, 1999

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Date
April 25, 1999 · 09:50 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N69072
Reported as
Cessna 750
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N69072Registered now · Cessna T-50S/N 3105 · Built 1945Airframe modelCessna T-50Engine modelJacobs L4 /R755-7Reciprocating

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What happened

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On April 25, 1999, at approximately 1614 MDT. A Cessna T-50-50, N69072, on takeoff at El Paso International Airport in El Paso, TX., experienced power fluctuations at liftoff. The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft settled back to the runway then returned to the ramp. A post flight inspection revealed no reason for the fluctuations. The aircraft remained over night in El Paso and eparted agin on April 26, 1999, at approximately 0947 MDT. The departure was normal until the landing gear was retracted at whick time the right engine began to operate again. The aircraft commenced to return for landing and the gear was again exteded and again the right engine quit. The aircraft landed safely and an extensive post flight inspection was made by maintenance personnel. The inspection revealed a broken mixture control clamp on the right engine. Further test were conducted including landing gear retraction. When the gear was retracted, contact with the right engine mixture control was made causing fuel starvation and engine failure. The clamp was replaced holding the mixture cable in place and the aircraft was returned to service. The aircraft was flown to flordia without further incident. File closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 25, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1614 MDT. A CESSNA T-50-50, N69072, ON TAKEOFF AT EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN EL PASO, TX., EXPERIENCED POWER FLUCTUATIONS AT LIFTOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY THEN RETURNED TO THE RAMP. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NO REASON FOR THE FLUCTUATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED OVER NIGHT IN EL PASO AND EPARTED AGIN ON APRIL 26, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 0947 MDT. THE DEPARTURE WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AT WHICK TIME THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT COMMENCED TO RETURN FOR LANDING AND THE GEAR WAS AGAIN EXTEDED AND AGAIN THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND AN EXTENSIVE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS MADE BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. THE INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN MIXTURE CONTROL CLAMP ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. FURTHER TEST WERE CONDUCTED INCLUDING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS MADE CAUSING FUEL STARVATION AND ENGINE FAILURE. THE CLAMP WAS REPLACED HOLDING THE MIXTURE CABLE IN PLACE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO FLORDIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FILE CLOSED.