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FAA accident report · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA · Stevensville, MD · January 3, 2008

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Date
January 3, 2008 · 15:45 local
Place
Stevensville, MD
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26WR
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA08LA034
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N26WRRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2018 · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRAS/N 144 · Built 2005Airframe modelCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRAEngine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was on short final to runway 29 at bay bridge airport when the engine quit as he reduced power. The pilot stated that he appeared high on the approach and chopped the throttle sharply. At this time the engine stopped. He tried to restart but could not and elected to land in a field adjacent to the highway. The aircraft was substantially damaged in the landing but the pilot received no injuries. (-23 amendment) on 3/5/2008 an indepth examination of the aircraft engine was performed by FAA, NTSB and Rotax personnel. Our examination revealed that the carburetors were not adjusted properly according to the Rotax maintenance manual. The trottle stop and mixture screw on the left carburetor were not adjusted i/a/w the Rotax maintenance manual. The right carburetor was also mis-adjusted but was much closer to spec than the left. The left carburetor throttle valve showed almost no opening adjusted as it was. We were able to jury rig the engine in order to try to start it. It did start and we were able to run it by manually working the trottle linkages at the carburetor. The engine mount and trottle cables were damaged at impact thereby requiring us to improvise. We could not let the engine warm up and idle as there were too many leaks in fuel, oil and coolant system.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 29 AT BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AS HE REDUCED POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPEARED HIGH ON THE APPROACH AND CHOPPED THE THROTTLE SHARPLY. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE TRIED TO RESTART BUT COULD NOT AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE LANDING BUT THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 3/5/2008 AN INDEPTH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS PERFORMED BY FAA, NTSB AND ROTAX PERSONNEL. OUR EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETORS WERE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY ACCORDING TO THE ROTAX MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE TROTTLE STOP AND MIXTURE SCREW ON THE LEFT CARBURETOR WERE NOT ADJUSTED I/A/W THE ROTAX MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE RIGHT CARBURETOR WAS ALSO MIS-ADJUSTED BUT WAS MUCH CLOSER TO SPEC THAN THE LEFT. THE LEFT CARBURETOR THROTTLE VALVE SHOWED ALMOST NO OPENING ADJUSTED AS IT WAS. WE WERE ABLE TO JURY RIG THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO TRY TO START IT. IT DID START AND WE WERE ABLE TO RUN IT BY MANUALLY WORKING THE TROTTLE LINKAGES AT THE CARBURETOR. THE ENGINE MOUNT AND TROTTLE CABLES WERE DAMAGED AT IMPACT THEREBY REQUIRING US TO IMPROVISE. WE COULD NOT LET THE ENGINE WARM UP AND IDLE AS THERE WERE TOO MANY LEAKS IN FUEL, OIL AND COOLANT SYSTEM.

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 MIA08LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStevensville, MDA loss of engine power due to the failure of company maintenance personnel to comply with engine manufacturers requirements for carburetor adjustment during the 100-hour inspection.Jan 3, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N26WR · 1

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

Incident 20060213003569INormal Cruise · Cedartown, GA(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated: that 20 minutes into the flight he said the engine was running fine with no audible or visual signs of a problem and the engine just quit. He said at that point he tried switching tanks, but the engine would not…Feb 13, 2006 · Minor damage