What happened
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(-23) On Tuesday, November 9, 1999 at 1500 hours local, pilot t. o'connell attempted a take-off from Canandaigua Airport (D38), Canandaigua, new york. After becoming airborne and at approximately 65' AGL and approximately three-quarters of the way down runway 31, Mr. O'connell raised the landing gear and at the same time, the engine failed. Mr. O'connell attempted to land on the remaining runway, bounced and became airborne again. The engine ran again at partial power for a few seconds and the aircraft landed gear up in a plowed field 1040' from the departure end of runway 31. The pilot suffered a cut on his forehead and bruises and was released by paramedics. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. This accident is still under investigation. (.4) as the airplane was taking off, the engine quit, and the pilot attempted to land on the remaining runway. The airplane touched down, bounced back into the air, and then floated over a road located at the end of the runway. While in the air a second time, the engine began to develop partial power for a few seconds and quit again. The airplane came to rest in a plowed f ield. When the airplane was examined, all six wing drain petcocks were disabled. Contamination was observed in the wing tanks, gascolator, fuel lines, fuel distribution manifold, engine driven fuel pump, and fuel filter. Research of the airplane records revealed that AD 87-11-01 R1, which was issued to preclude engine power loss due to either the accumulation of water or other contaminates in the fuel system, was not complied with. Further inspection revealed that the cable and release assembly that drains the gascolator was disassembled, rendering the quick drain inoperative. According to the airplane's logbooks, the most recent annual inspection was completed 23 months prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1999 AT 1500 HOURS LOCAL, PILOT T. O'CONNELL ATTEMPTED A TAKE-OFF FROM CANANDAIGUA AIRPORT (D38), CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 65' AGL AND APPROXIMATELY THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY 31, MR. O'CONNELL RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE FAILED. MR. O'CONNELL ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE ENGINE RAN AGAIN AT PARTIAL POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP IN A PLOWED FIELD 1040' FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT SUFFERED A CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD AND BRUISES AND WAS RELEASED BY PARAMEDICS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. (.4) AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKING OFF, THE ENGINE QUIT, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, AND THEN FLOATED OVER A ROAD LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE IN THE AIR A SECOND TIME, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO DEVELOP PARTIAL POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND QUIT AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A PLOWED F IELD. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS EXAMINED, ALL SIX WING DRAIN PETCOCKS WERE DISABLED. CONTAMINATION WAS OBSERVED IN THE WING TANKS, GASCOLATOR, FUEL LINES, FUEL DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD, ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL FILTER. RESEARCH OF THE AIRPLANE RECORDS REVEALED THAT AD 87-11-01 R1, WHICH WAS ISSUED TO PRECLUDE ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO EITHER THE ACCUMULATION OF WATER OR OTHER CONTAMINATES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CABLE AND RELEASE ASSEMBLY THAT DRAINS THE GASCOLATOR WAS DISASSEMBLED, RENDERING THE QUICK DRAIN INOPERATIVE. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE'S LOGBOOKS, THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED 23 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.