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Private pilot flight testing a C402B loses left engine on takeoff and attributes the engine failure to an improper purging of the fuel system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fxe.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A & C414 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13250 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 438170 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airspace Structure | class d : fxe.d |
Narrative:
Departed fxe, VFR, for maintenance test flight. Left engine failed on takeoff. Unable to climb. Followed I-95 north to pompano beach. I landed in a grass field with landing gear down. Nose gear collapsed in soft sand. Location is 3 mi northwest of fxe. The annual was not signed off and no ferry permit was obtained. Problem arose from improper fuel system purging due to aircraft sitting with no activity for 3 yrs. A contributing factor was improper verification of maintenance record status after recent annual. No discrepancies were noted on runup.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT FLT TESTING A C402B LOSES L ENG ON TKOF AND ATTRIBUTES THE ENG FAILURE TO AN IMPROPER PURGING OF THE FUEL SYS.
Narrative: DEPARTED FXE, VFR, FOR MAINT TEST FLT. L ENG FAILED ON TKOF. UNABLE TO CLB. FOLLOWED I-95 N TO POMPANO BEACH. I LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD WITH LNDG GEAR DOWN. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN SOFT SAND. LOCATION IS 3 MI NW OF FXE. THE ANNUAL WAS NOT SIGNED OFF AND NO FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED. PROB AROSE FROM IMPROPER FUEL SYS PURGING DUE TO ACFT SITTING WITH NO ACTIVITY FOR 3 YRS. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS IMPROPER VERIFICATION OF MAINT RECORD STATUS AFTER RECENT ANNUAL. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED ON RUNUP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.