CANANDAIQUA, NY, USA
N6056V
LAKE LA-4-200
WHILE TAKING OFF, AN INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS WAS ENCOUNTERED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND BOUNCED ON A PAVED ROAD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN ENGINE POWER RETURNED AND THE PLANE BEGAN CLIMBING AGAIN. AT ABOUT 60 TO 70 FT AGL, POWER WAS LOST AGAIN. WHILE LANDING, THE LEFT WING HIT A 3 INCH DIAMETER TREE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED INTO THE GROUND. THE INTERMITTENT OPERATION WAS VERIFIED DURING AN ENGINE RUN-UP. A PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY REVEALED NO CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. WHEN REASSEMBLED, THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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