Piper PA-30 N8121Y

Summary

On 29 July 2012 at about 16:23 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8121Y, operated by Clark David R, was involved in an accident near Bragg City, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 July 2012 at 16:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Bragg City, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

36.2669, -89.9100

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

N8121Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Clark David R

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Huntington → Kennett

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA512

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to properly tighten the b-nut from the engine-driven fuel pump to the fuel-metering unit during maintenance, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot said that the airplane's right engine stopped producing power in flight and that he was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot made a forced landing to a field with the landing gear up, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the right engine revealed that the b-nut from the engine-driven fuel pump to the fuel-metering unit was loose and leaking fuel. The pilot, who owned and maintained the airplane, had completed an annual inspection of the airplane about 10 flight hours before the accident occurred. He had also recently overhauled the airplane's entire fuel system. No other mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation were noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.