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Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The aircraft crashed while maneuvering at low airspeed and altitude right after takeoff. The pilot said the left engine started losing power intermittently at 90 knots. The pilot had rotated the aircraft and tried to continue the takeoff. He was cleared to land on any runway and in attempting a turn with landing gear and partial flaps extended, control was lost and a crash occurred. The aircraft flight manual states that if an engine fails below 105 mph, the takeoff should be aborted. An on-scene examination revealed no evidence to suggest a pre-impact failure or malfunction. Both propellers showed evidence of torsional overload damage. When the engines were further examined, the left engine fuel strainer was partially clogged with dirt. During a run-up test, the left engine would not develop more than 23 inches Hg at 2750 RPM and magneto RPM drop was erratic. The engine would not run with the auxiliary fuel boost pump off. The reason for the low power output was a disconnected pressure line for the turbocharger, which appeared to have been disconnected for some time.
THE ACFT CRASHED WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY AT 90 KTS. THE PLT HAD ROTATED THE ACFT AND TRIED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON ANY RWY AND IN ATTEMPTING A TURN WITH LANDING GEAR AND PARTIAL FLAPS EXTENDED CONTROL WAS LOST AND A CRASH OCCURRED. THE ACFT FLT MANUAL STATES THAT IF AN ENGINE FAILS BELOW 105 MPH THE TAKEOFF SHOULD BE ABORTED. AN ON SCENE EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST A PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. BOTH PROPELLERS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF TORSIONAL OVERLOAD DAMAGE. WHEN THE ENGINES WERE FURTHER EXAMINED THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL STRAINER WAS PARTIALLY CLOGGEDWITH DIRT. DURING A RUN-UP TEST THE LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOPE MORE THAN 23 INCHES HG. AT 2750 RPM AND MAGNETO RPM DROP WAS ERRATIC. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN WITH THE AUX FUEL BOOST PUMP OFF. THE REASON FOR THE LOW POWER OUTPUT WAS A DISCONNECTED PRESSURE LINE FOR THE TURBOCHARGER WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED FOR SOME TIME.