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FAA incident report · Namer TB-25N · Van Nuys, CA · September 12, 1999

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Date
September 12, 1999 · 07:52 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8195H
Reported as
Namer TB25N
Reported engine
WRIGHT R260035
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,600 total1,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N8195HRegistered now · North American TB-25NS/N 44-30748A · Built 1944Airframe modelNorth American TB-25NEngine modelWright C14BB seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed Van Nuys Airport, climbed to 3000 feet and established cruise flight. Approxiately 4 minutes into the flight, the left engine back-fired and began to lose power. The crew vertified the failing engine, began shut down procedures, notified the tower and returned to Van Nuys Airport with the left engin feathered. Aircraft was landed without further problems. Engine problem was determined to have been caused by the carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VAN NUYS AIRPORT, CLIMBED TO 3000 FEET AND ESTABLISHED CRUISE FLIGHT. APPROXIATELY 4 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE BACK-FIRED AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CREW VERTIFIED THE FAILING ENGINE, BEGAN SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES, NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND RETURNED TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT WITH THE LEFT ENGIN FEATHERED. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. ENGINE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CARBURETOR.