ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA
N81753
PIPER PA-32R-301T
THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER A TOTAL POWER LOSS. PRIOR TO THE TOTAL LOSS THERE HAD BEEN APPROXIMATELY FOUR DROPS IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE. THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING, BENDING THE ENGINE MOUNTS & BOTH WING SPARS. THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A 100 HR INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED 6 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AT WHICH TIME THE MECHANICAPPARENTLY FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THE LEFT CROSSOVER EXHAUST COLLECTION ELBOW TUBE WAS PROPERLY ALIGNED & THE CLAMP SECURED. BOTH MAGNETOS HAD SHORTED OUT DUE TO LEAD FROM THE 'P' LEAD ENDS MELTING INTO THE CONDENSERS BECAUSE OF HEAT FROM EXHAUST GASES. THE PILOT HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO LAND AT AIRPORTS SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION BUT CHOSE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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