Diamond DA-42 N215BN

Summary

On 17 August 2021 at about 21:15 local time, a Diamond DA-42 registered N215BN, operated by Midwest Corporate Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Bellefontaine, Ohio, 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

17 August 2021 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Bellefontaine Regional Airport (KEDJ)

Coordinates

40.3723, -83.8193

Aircraft

Diamond DA-42

Registration

N215BN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

2

Operator

Midwest Corporate Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA379

Nobody was injured.

The improper position of the right engine’s fuel feed pump bolt, which led to a total loss of power on the right engine, and the left engine's partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instructional flight, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power of the right engine during climb followed by a partial loss of power on the left engine. The flight instructor performed a forced landing on a field that was off the runway departure end. The airplane sustained substantial damage during the forced landing. Before the accident flight, the airplane had undergone maintenance to replace the time-limited engine fuel feed pump (FFP) on both engines, and no maintenance check flight was required to be performed before flight. Postaccident examination of the right engine revealed that the right engine fuel feed pump bolt was not seated and thus might have resulted in inadequate fuel pressure for proper engine operation. The available evidence for this investigation did not allow a determination of the reason that the bolt was not properly seated. Maintenance personnel stated that they did not change the position of the right engine’s FFP bolt when the FPP was installed onto the engine. Both engines were tested with engine exhaust pipes that were found not in compliance with an airworthiness directive for fractured exhaust pipes that could result in an uncommanded engine shutdown. Postaccident testing of the left engine was unable to duplicate any power loss. As a result, the reason for the left engine’s power reduction during the accident flight could not be determined based on the available evidence. The right engine operated normally after its fuel feed pump bolt was moved to its seated position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.