BOULDER CITY, NV, USA
N8482W
PIPER PA-28-180
PLT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. POST ACCIDNET INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE ACFT HAD BEEN PARKED AT AN ARPT WITH 1/2 FULL FUEL TANKS. THE TIE DOWN AREA HAS A 2.5% GRADIENT, PLACING THE ACFT WITH A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE WHERE IT WAS PARKED. A MAJOR STORM PASSED THROUGH THE AREA A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE FUEL FILLER CAPS GASKETS WERE FOUND BRITTLE AND AGED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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