BERMUDA DUNES, CA, USA
N2496
North American-Kenney T-28D-5, NA-260
THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE PILOT AND A PASSENGER DEPARTED IN A SURPLUS MILITARY COMBAT AIRCRAFT FOR A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. DURING THE LANDING, ONE PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AND STRUCK THE RIGHT WING, DAMAGING THE WING SPAR. THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FOUND NO MECHANICAL FAILURE. DURING REPAIR OF THE WINGS, THE MILITARY STYLE SELF-SEALING FUEL BLADDERS SELF-SEAL LINING WERE FOUND DETERIORATED AND THE FUEL SCREENS WERE PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY THE FUEL CELL MATERIAL.
AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY THE MECHANIC. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DETERIORATION OF THE FUEL BLADDER SELF-SEALING LINING AND PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL SCREENS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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