Piper PA-46 N9103Q

Summary

On 30 January 1992 at about 16:10 local time, a Piper PA-46 registered N9103Q, operated by Allen Smith, was involved in an accident near Baltimore, Maryland, 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

30 January 1992 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Martin State

Coordinates

39.3298, -76.4309

Aircraft

Piper PA-46

Registration

N9103Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Allen Smith

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → White Plains

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO92LA028

Nobody was injured.

THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL LINE, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE AND TOTAL POWER LOSS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT FROM RUNWAY 14 ON MARTIN STATE AIRPORT, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE EXPERIENCED TOTAL POWER LOSS AND A FIRE. THE PILOT SAID HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN APPROXIMATE 280 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED, BUT DUE TO THE FIRE, THE NOSE GEAR WAS DISABLE AND DID NOT EXTEND. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 32. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE'S VAPOR RETURN LINE. DUE TO THE SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE INCURRED BY THE FUEL LINE, A FAILURE MODE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.