What happened
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(-23) On April 3, 2002, about 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna U206F, N1523U, operated by telford aviation, inc. was substantially damaged while landing at the matinicus island, airport, matinicus island, Maine. The certificated commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was kept at flight operation for the commercial flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to the pilot, the flight had originated at the knox county regional airport (rkd) rockland, Maine to pick up mail at matinicus island; he proceeded uneventfully to matinicus island. While landing at matinicus island on runway 18, the pilot experienced engine failure at 500 feet on final, and the aircraft was stabilized, engine running at 2300 RPM and manifold pressure at 16 inches. Aircraft fuel selector was on the left tank with 22 gallons and right tank indicating 20 gallons. The engine failed to respond to an increased power setting required for the correct variances due to the gusty conditions. Behaving like fuel starvation he changed tanks, assured the mixture control in the rich position with boost pump on high, he noted fuel pressure. The aircraft was at vy speed on approach, he was basically in ground effect a few feet above the water and it was a last minute decision to weather the aircraft into the direct head wind (210) at 25 knots to slow the ground speed for ditching. In ground effect and the stall horn alive the pilot noticed very low but partial power. The pilot was able to guide the aircraft closer to the shore and fortunately with the help of a noticeable lift at the shore the pilot got over the rocks. 150 feet later touching the brush of the shore and a tree which absorbed the remaining energy and came to rest approximately 40 feet to the west of the and 200 feet inland. On 4-15-02, FAA inspector raymond cloutier visited the telford aviation, inc. maintenance facility at rockland, Maine to witness the investigation into the probable cause of the engine failure of the Continental IO-520-F installed in a Cessna U206, registration N1523U. Said engine failed, but regained partial poiwer while enroute to metinicus island from rockland, Maine ON04-03-02. Present at the investigation was the tcm air safety investigator, john bures. Prior to arriving at the facility, the fuel strainer located in t he fuel metering unit had been removed and a large amount of lint-like substance was noted around the screen. The substance was removed and the screen re-installed. Company maintenance personnel then ran the engine and it operated normally. The substance was forwarded to the NTSB in Washington and is being analyzed at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 3, 2002, ABOUT 1130 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA U206F, N1523U, OPERATED BY TELFORD AVIATION, INC. WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE MATINICUS ISLAND, AIRPORT, MATINICUS ISLAND, MAINE. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS KEPT AT FLIGHT OPERATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT THE KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RKD) ROCKLAND, MAINE TO PICK UP MAIL AT MATINICUS ISLAND; HE PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY TO MATINICUS ISLAND. WHILE LANDING AT MATINICUS ISLAND ON RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT 500 FEET ON FINAL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STABILIZED, ENGINE RUNNING AT 2300 RPM AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE AT 16 INCHES. AIRCRAFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK WITH 22 GALLONS AND RIGHT TANK INDICATING 20 GALLONS. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO AN INCREASED POWER SETTING REQUIRED FOR THE CORRECT VARIANCES DUE TO THE GUSTY CONDITIONS. BEHAVING LIKE FUEL STARVATION HE CHANGED TANKS, ASSURED THE MIXTURE CONTROL IN THE RICH POSITION WITH BOOST PUMP ON HIGH, HE NOTED FUEL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT VY SPEED ON APPROACH, HE WAS BASICALLY IN GROUND EFFECT A FEW FEET ABOVE THE WATER AND IT WAS A LAST MINUTE DECISION TO WEATHER THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE DIRECT HEAD WIND (210) AT 25 KNOTS TO SLOW THE GROUND SPEED FOR DITCHING. IN GROUND EFFECT AND THE STALL HORN ALIVE THE PILOT NOTICED VERY LOW BUT PARTIAL POWER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT CLOSER TO THE SHORE AND FORTUNATELY WITH THE HELP OF A NOTICEABLE LIFT AT THE SHORE THE PILOT GOT OVER THE ROCKS. 150 FEET LATER TOUCHING THE BRUSH OF THE SHORE AND A TREE WHICH ABSORBED THE REMAINING ENERGY AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE AND 200 FEET INLAND. ON 4-15-02, FAA INSPECTOR RAYMOND CLOUTIER VISITED THE TELFORD AVIATION, INC. MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT ROCKLAND, MAINE TO WITNESS THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE OF THE CONTINENTAL IO-520-F INSTALLED IN A CESSNA U206, REGISTRATION N1523U. SAID ENGINE FAILED, BUT REGAINED PARTIAL POIWER WHILE ENROUTE TO METINICUS ISLAND FROM ROCKLAND, MAINE ON04-03-02. PRESENT AT THE INVESTIGATION WAS THE TCM AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR, JOHN BURES. PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE FACILITY, THE FUEL STRAINER LOCATED IN T HE FUEL METERING UNIT HAD BEEN REMOVED AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF LINT-LIKE SUBSTANCE WAS NOTED AROUND THE SCREEN. THE SUBSTANCE WAS REMOVED AND THE SCREEN RE-INSTALLED. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THEN RAN THE ENGINE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE SUBSTANCE WAS FORWARDED TO THE NTSB IN WASHINGTON AND IS BEING ANALYZED AT THIS TIME.
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