20000316030079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univar 415-C · Pompano Beach, FL · March 16, 2000

Date
March 16, 2000 · 11:12 local
Place
Pompano Beach, FL
Airport
Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N99671
Reported as
Univar 415C
Reported engine
Continental C75*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)While performing a touch and go on runway 15 at pmp, the PIC and his passenger both detected a strong fuel odor while on climb-out. Subsequently the engine began to fail at approximately 600 feet AGL. After securing the fuel pump and valves, the PIC selected a golf driving range to perform an emergency landing. The nose wheel, left main wheel, and left wing tip struck the ground simultaneously approximately 20 yards (paced) beyond the fence on about 060 degree heading. After the aircraft rolled approximately 70 yards (paced) the nose wheel stopped turning. The aircraft continued to roll with the nose wheel dragging for nearly 90 yards (paced) more until it came to rest in the middle segment of the driving range. On-site investigation revealed that the nipple assembly that connects the gascolator outlet to the carburetor fuel inlet was broken. There were no injuries. There was no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 15 AT PMP, THE PIC AND HIS PASSENGER BOTH DETECTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE ON CLIMB-OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FAIL AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AGL. AFTER SECURING THE FUEL PUMP AND VALVES, THE PIC SELECTED A GOLF DRIVING RANGE TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE NOSE WHEEL, LEFT MAIN WHEEL, AND LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND SIMULTANEOUSLY APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS (PACED) BEYOND THE FENCE ON ABOUT 060 DEGREE HEADING. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 70 YARDS (PACED) THE NOSE WHEEL STOPPED TURNING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL WITH THE NOSE WHEEL DRAGGING FOR NEARLY 90 YARDS (PACED) MORE UNTIL IT CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE SEGMENT OF THE DRIVING RANGE. ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NIPPLE ASSEMBLY THAT CONNECTS THE GASCOLATOR OUTLET TO THE CARBURETOR FUEL INLET WAS BROKEN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE.