What happened
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On September 7, 2020, at approximately 0800, N3576X departed jones field airport (foo- Bonham, Texas) in route to commerce municipal airport (2F7- commerce, Texas). During the climb out the pilot in command noticed a high turbine inlet temperature which was followed by high cylinder head temperature indication. Upon leveling off, all indications returned to normal but the pilot decided to return to jones field (F00) based on the high temperature indications (he was approximately 3 miles from jones field at this point). At approximately 1.5 to 2 miles from the field, the engine lost power and a field was chosen for an emergency landing. During the landing, the right hand main landing gear collapsed causing the nose, propeller, and right hand wing to contact the ground, causing the aircraft to skid to a stop.
The right hand wing tip lens was broken and there was a slight twist on the right wing leading edge just forward of the spar and out board of the over wing fuel filler port. The nose landing gear doors and the lower engine cowl were also damaged. All three propeller blades were ben backwards from the root.
Examination of the aircraft confirmed continuity of all flight and engine controls. During the engine examination, it was noted that the fuel injector line going to the number 6 cylinder had come undone. No damage was noted either on the line nor the fitting. The engine fuel supply was checked and upon running the boost pump with throttle and mixture control input, it was confirmed that fuel was available to the engine and that fuel was squirting out of the loose line.
Records review indicated that the last engine work performed was during the last 100 hour inspection which was performed on October 15, 2019 (tach: 425.6).
Last annual was performed October 15, 2019.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800, N3576X DEPARTED JONES FIELD AIRPORT (FOO- BONHAM, TEXAS) IN ROUTE TO COMMERCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (2F7- COMMERCE, TEXAS). DURING THE CLIMB OUT THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOTICED A HIGH TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY HIGH CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE INDICATION. UPON LEVELING OFF, ALL INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO JONES FIELD (F00) BASED ON THE HIGH TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS (HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM JONES FIELD AT THIS POINT). AT APPROXIMATELY 1.5 TO 2 MILES FROM THE FIELD, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND A FIELD WAS CHOSEN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE NOSE, PROPELLER, AND RIGHT HAND WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID TO A STOP.
THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP LENS WAS BROKEN AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT TWIST ON THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE JUST FORWARD OF THE SPAR AND OUT BOARD OF THE OVER WING FUEL FILLER PORT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWL WERE ALSO DAMAGED. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BEN BACKWARDS FROM THE ROOT.
EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONFIRMED CONTINUITY OF ALL FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROLS. DURING THE ENGINE EXAMINATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR LINE GOING TO THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER HAD COME UNDONE. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED EITHER ON THE LINE NOR THE FITTING. THE ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY WAS CHECKED AND UPON RUNNING THE BOOST PUMP WITH THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROL INPUT, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT FUEL WAS AVAILABLE TO THE ENGINE AND THAT FUEL WAS SQUIRTING OUT OF THE LOOSE LINE.
RECORDS REVIEW INDICATED THAT THE LAST ENGINE WORK PERFORMED WAS DURING THE LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTION WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 15, 2019 (TACH: 425.6).
LAST ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED OCTOBER 15, 2019.
NTSB investigation
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