- Date
- May 23, 1992, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Arlington, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71AMArdovino Mariucci CRI-CRI MC-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920523016109A
- Case key
- 18502
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Probable cause
Total power loss caused by blocked carburetor screen and ignition points open beyond manufacturer's specification. A factor was inadequate annual inspection and ignition point maintenance adjustment not performed.
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
During a VFR approach the left engine lost total power. The pilot performed a forced landing. The airplane landed short of a taxiway on the left side of the runway and then came to rest near the left edge of the taxiway. A maintenance examination of the left engine revealed the carburetor screen obstructed with debris and the ignition points set at .038 of an inch. The mechanic reported that the manufacturer's specifications were .014 to .016 of an inch. After cleaning the carburetor screen and adjusting the ignition points to .015 of an inch, the carburetor jets were readjusted. An engine test run was conducted through all RPM ranges with no engine discrepancies noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71AM
- Reported as
- Ardovino Mariucci CRI-CRI MC-12 (CRI-CRI MC)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 12-0252
- Airframe hours
- 174
- Engine
- France PUL-425, 15 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brady, William D.
- Registered owner
- Brady, William D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 22, 1992 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- ARL
- Airport
- ARL · Arlington Municipal, runway 16, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 501 total · 1 in this make and model · 426 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DFW, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.