N5340Y
Registered owner: CRIPE MICHAEL L, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
1 report on file, 2008-12-15.
Part: PUMP — SHEARED (ENGINE) · airframe 5,620 hrs
ON SECOND TEST FLIGHT AFTER FACTORY REBUILT ENG INSTALLATION, ENG QUIT DURING TAKEOFF, JUST AFTER LIFTOFF, ALTITUDE LESS THAN 5 FT AGL. PILOT LANDED ACFT AND ROLLED OUT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING THIS EVENT, PILOT REPORTED THAT AT TAKEOFF INITIATION, POWER SETTINGS WERE " NORMAL, SMOOTH, AND HEALTHY." AT ACFT ROTATION (65-70 KNOTS), PILOT REPORTED MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND FUEL FLOW DECREASED STEADILY AS ENGINE FALTERED, THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. TOWED ACFT TO MAINT AREA. ENG PROMPTLY RESTARTED BUT QUICKLY FALTERED. WITH PROMPT USE OF AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP ENGINE WAS ABLE TO KEEP RUNNING. INSPECTED ENG AND FOUND ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED. CURRENTLY IN CONTACT WITH MFG ABOUT THE INCIDENT.