Partenavia P.68 crash, Jul 20, 2001, North Shore
Partenavia P.68 accident on July 20, 2001 near North Shore, Auckland Council, New Zealand with no fatalities. Cause: Engine air intakes probably...
- Date: July 20, 2001
- Aircraft: Partenavia P.68
- Location: North Shore, Auckland Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine air intakes probably blocked by ice, sleet or hail in icing conditions; the pilot did not select alternate engine air, which would have restored power.
A Partenavia P68B lost power from both engines at about 5,000 feet in darkness on a flight from Auckland toward Whangarei. The pilot landed on runway 21 at North Shore Aerodrome, but the aircraft overran the runway, went through a fence, crossed a road and stopped in another fence. The TAIC found that engine intake blockage by ice, sleet or hail was probably the cause, and that the pilot did not select alternate engine air.