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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Dansville, NY · July 8, 2000

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Date
July 8, 2000 · 16:45 local
Place
Dansville, NY
Airport
Dansville Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4456Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD00LA059
Reported as
Piper PA18150
N4456ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8803Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Steven lewis, pilot of N4456Z, lost the entire engine power and landed at the Dansville airport. There were no injuries and the livingston county sheriff's department recorded statements from the pilot and passenger. 1. The airplane was operate using automotive fuel (87 grade unleaded). 2. An STC for the use of auto fuel was on file in the aircraft maintenance records. 3. Fuel contained no debris and was not contaminated. 4. Carburetor fuel screen was checked and found clean. 5. The carburetor heat box was damaged in the accident. 6. The firewall fuel bowl was clean. 7. Fuel selector valve was placed in the off position by the pilot before he departed the airplane. 8. The fuel selector valve was checked and it operated normally. 9. The engine cylinders were checked for compression and found normal. 10. The spark plugs were checked and found normal. 11. The ignition leads were checked and found normal. On July 20, 2000, the engine was run at different power settings and all systems checked normal. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STEVEN LEWIS, PILOT OF N4456Z, LOST THE ENTIRE ENGINE POWER AND LANDED AT THE DANSVILLE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECORDED STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. 1. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATE USING AUTOMOTIVE FUEL (87 GRADE UNLEADED). 2. AN STC FOR THE USE OF AUTO FUEL WAS ON FILE IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS. 3. FUEL CONTAINED NO DEBRIS AND WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. 4. CARBURETOR FUEL SCREEN WAS CHECKED AND FOUND CLEAN. 5. THE CARBURETOR HEAT BOX WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. 6. THE FIREWALL FUEL BOWL WAS CLEAN. 7. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION BY THE PILOT BEFORE HE DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE. 8. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS CHECKED AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. 9. THE ENGINE CYLINDERS WERE CHECKED FOR COMPRESSION AND FOUND NORMAL. 10. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND NORMAL. 11. THE IGNITION LEADS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND NORMAL. ON JULY 20, 2000, THE ENGINE WAS RUN AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD00LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDansville, NYthe loss of engine power during take-off for undetermined reasons.Jul 8, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4456Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20120608010159ILanding: Touchdown · Elmira, NYOn 6/8/12 at approximately 14:05 local time a PA18 (N4456Z) landed at Harris Hill Airport runway 34 in the grass and exited the landing area to the right proceeding through a fence and onto the adjacent road. The weather was VFR with wind approximately from…Jun 8, 2012 · Minor damage