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Attributes | |
ACN | 91082 |
Time | |
Date | 198807 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : 22g |
State Reference | OH |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 500 |
ASRS Report | 91082 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While taking off at 22G, approximately 1000' down a 5000' runway, tail-up and in takeoff confign, the right engine cut out. I reduced power to the left engine to correct swerve to the right, then the right engine came back with power and briefly over-sped. I then increased power to the left engine to correct the swerve to the left, then the right engine cut out again. By the time I reduced power to the left engine again, I had swerved off the runway and ground-looped into a shallow ditch. Possible causes: a blower malfunction, or contaminated fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOSS ACFT CONTROL WHEN RIGHT ENGINE CUT OUT. RWY EXCURSION.
Narrative: WHILE TAKING OFF AT 22G, APPROX 1000' DOWN A 5000' RWY, TAIL-UP AND IN TKOF CONFIGN, THE RIGHT ENG CUT OUT. I REDUCED PWR TO THE LEFT ENG TO CORRECT SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, THEN THE RIGHT ENG CAME BACK WITH PWR AND BRIEFLY OVER-SPED. I THEN INCREASED PWR TO THE LEFT ENG TO CORRECT THE SWERVE TO THE L, THEN THE R ENG CUT OUT AGAIN. BY THE TIME I REDUCED PWR TO THE L ENG AGAIN, I HAD SWERVED OFF THE RWY AND GND-LOOPED INTO A SHALLOW DITCH. POSSIBLE CAUSES: A BLOWER MALFUNCTION, OR CONTAMINATED FUEL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.