Piper PA-28RT-201T N2853X

Summary

On 23 October 1986 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T registered N2853X was involved in an accident near Madera, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 October 1986 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Madera, California, United States

Coordinates

36.9105, -120.1897

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201T

Registration

N2853X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fresno → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA025

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.