- Date
- May 30, 1983, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Friendly, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9966YChampion 402
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830530025329A
- Case key
- 5955
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The left engine quit at 400 feet after takeoff. After the accident fuel was found draining from the right tank filler opening. The acft was leveled and the engine started with boost pump and pumping throttle. The engine was started twice but would not continue to run even after fuel was added. Fuel vents and lines were open. The fuel system was found not to be compatible with the fuel selector placards, valve positions and plumbing as installed. Acft records did not indicate any changes or rerouting of the fuel system. With engines running and both electric boost pumps operating, uncovering of either right or left wing tank outlets could induce air into the fuel system which would require purging prior to normal engine operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9966Y
- Reported as
- Champion 402
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20
- Airframe hours
- 1,768
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Professional Flight Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Airport
- W28 · Pg Airpark
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 832 total · 9 in this make and model · 642 as pilot in command · 144 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.