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| Date: | Sunday 17 January 2021 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | St Pete Aviation Services LLC |
| Registration: | N82746 |
| MSN: | 28-8190054 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15189 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | On a beach at Treasure Island, Pinellas County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | St Petersburg-Albert Whitted Airport, FL (KSPG) |
| St. Petersburg, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the flight instructor, after departing the airport and climbing out over the ocean, she and the pilot-rated student were discussing climbing higher when the engine lost total power. The instructor attempted to restart the engine by turning on the fuel pump, carburetor heat, and switching the fuel selector, without success. She searched for a place to land and performed a forced landing to a beach. During the landing roll, the right wing struck a pole in the sand, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the engine revealed that the B-nut was loose on the engine driven fuel pump between the electric fuel pump. When the electric fuel pump was turned on, fuel leaked out of the line where the B-nut was loose. A mechanic tightened the line, and fuel flowed without issue. There were no other anomalies with the engine during the examination that would have precluded normal operation. Given this information, it is likely that a loss of fuel pressure/flow to the engine occurred as a result of the loose B-nut, which resulted in the total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of the loose fuel line B-nut connected to the engine driven fuel pump.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA104
https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/N82746/history/20210117/1354Z/KSPG/L%2027.76676%20-82.77063
Location
Media:
#BREAKING Pilot forced to make emergency landing after engine died over water — tried restarting “like a million times” before making the beach landing behind the Bilmar Resort. They clipped small pole while coming down. @10TampaBay pic.twitter.com/u1kAjXW4UF
— Josh Sidorowicz WTSP (@JoshWTSP) January 17, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2021 17:25 | harro | Added |
| 17-Jan-2021 17:25 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Jan-2021 17:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2022 17:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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