Starck AURIGA accident near Collegedale, TN
On April 11, 1998, a Starck AURIGA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Collegedale, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 11, 1998
- Place
- Collegedale, TN
- Aircraft
- Starck AURIGA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.051°N, 85.051°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09916
NTSB summary
On April 11, 1998, about 1845 eastern daylight time, a Starck Auriga, N311RS, registered to an individual, crashed while attempting to land following loss of engine power, at Collegedale Municipal Airport, Collegedale, Tennessee, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personnel flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated from Collegedale, Tennessee, the same day, about 1843. Witnesses observed N311RS depart on runway 3 at Collegedale Municipal Airport and climb at a steep angle. The pilot then entered a downwind leg for landing on runway 3. Witnesses heard the engine lose power and the pilot transmitted on the airport unicom frequency that he had an engine out. The aircraft was observed to roll to a steep bank angle and enter a base leg, close to the runway. The final leg was over flown and the aircraft was again observed to roll to a steep bank angle in an attempt to line up with the runway. As the aircraft approached the final leg the aircraft rolled rapidly to the left to an inverted position and descended impacting on a road. As the aircraft maneuvered onto the final leg, witnesses heard the engine accelerated momentarily and then stop again. Postcrash examination of the aircraft, engine, and propeller was conducted by an FAA inspector and a representative of Lycoming Engines. The propeller had separated from the engine during impact when the propeller hub separated. Each propeller blade had damage consistent with rotation at
Probable cause
A leak in the electric fuel boost pump caused by an improperly sized 'O' ring installation and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an approach to a forced landing resulting in a stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
