SPRINGFIELD, TN, USA
N2438C
PIPER PA-38-112
THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER CONTACTING THRES DURING A LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR ON TAKEOFF. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE CARBURETOR VALVE ASS'Y HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEVER ASS'Y ALLOWING THE VALVE TO SEAT FLAT AGAINST THE CARBURETOR THUS BLOCKING THE AIRFLOW. THE THREE SCREWS WHICH SECURE THE VALVE ASS'Y, P/N 77671-09, TO THE LEVER, P/N 77671-10, WERE MISSING AND THE SPOT WELDED SAFETY BAR WAS BROKEN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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