- Date
- October 23, 1986, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Madera, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2853XPiper PA-28RT-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861023050009A
- Case key
- 25461
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a dual instructional flight, the pilots were practicing a simulated engine out procedure. Engine power had been reduced to 15' of manifold pressure. When an attempt was made to add power at an altitude of about 500 ft, the engine quit. The instructor tried to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful. The instructor said that during the attempted restart, the 'hi' pump position was selected. According to the flight manual, 'actuation of the hi fuel pump position, when the engine is operating normally, may cause engine roughness and/or power loss.' No preimpact part malfunction or failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2853X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28RT-201T (PA-28RT-20)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7931226
- Airframe hours
- 1,470
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harold Wilkinson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 27, 1986 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- FAT · Fresno, CA
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
- 50
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 16,500 total · 25 in this make and model · 16,300 as pilot in command · 130 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAT, 12 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.