- Date
- September 4, 1982, 14:04 local (21:04 UTC)
- Place
- Burbank, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3642YPiper 601P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820904043869A
- Case key
- 70084
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During lift-off the right engine failed. The takeoff was aborted & the plt swerved the acft to avoid a blast fence at the end of the rwy. The left main landing gear failed & the acft collided with the fence. Maintenance records revealed a total of 12 discrepancies pertaining to fuel flow on the right eng beginning 7/14/81. An engine run was made after theaccident. When takeoff power was applied & the boost pump was turned on, the eng quit. The right eng-driven fuel pump, lear rg 17980J, was then bench tested. The fuel pump cover did not appear to be properly safety-wired. Fuel leaked from the vent hole in the cap during pressure testing. When the cover was removed, the diaphragm retaining nut fell out onto the test bench.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3642Y
- Reported as
- Piper 601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61P-08298163
- Airframe hours
- 836
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-SIA5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- H. Joe Meheen
- Registered owner
- H. Joe Meheen
- Departed
- BUR · Burbank, CA
- Destination
- SQL · San Carlos, CA
- Airport
- BUR · Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena, runway 7, 6,074 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,555 total · 150 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 210 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BUR
FAA reports on this event · 1
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