Scoda Aeronautical SUPER PETREL N632MM

Summary

On 25 August 2019 at about 21:05 local time, a Scoda Aeronautical SUPER PETREL registered N632MM was involved in an accident near Lancaster, California, 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

25 August 2019 at 21:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Lancaster, California, United States

Nearest airport

General Wm J Fox Airfield (WJF)

Coordinates

34.7411, -118.2186

Aircraft

Scoda Aeronautical SUPER PETREL

Registration

N632MM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Agua Dulce → Lancaster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR19LA240

Nobody was injured.

The improper sealing of both carburetor bowls, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.  

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While the pilot was descending toward the destination airport near the conclusion of the cross-country flight, the engine lost total power. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a field, during which the right wing sustained substantial damage. During postaccident engine test runs, the engine lost power at high rpm settings. When the carburetor bowls were resealed, the engine ran with no anomalies noted. Both carburetor float bowls displayed contamination that likely affected the fuel flow to the engine; however, the extent to which the contamination contributed to the loss of engine power was not able to be determined during the investigation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.