# NTSB LAX82DA331: Piper 601P, N3642Y, Burbank, CA, September 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 4, 1982, 14:04 local (21:04 UTC)
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Coordinates: 34.17086, -118.309532 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1709&lon=-118.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA331
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70084/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA331

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - roll/run
  - fuel system,pump - loose (cause)
  - fuel system,pump - leak (cause)
  - fuel system,pump - erratic (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, takeoff
  - aborted takeoff - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - intentional, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 61P-08298163
- Airframe hours: 836
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 37; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820904043869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904043869A), Sep 4, 1982: Piper PA60601P, Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Right engine lost power on initial takeoff roll. Aborted but skidded into a blast fence. Fuel pump diaphram loose.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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