At 1115 Pacific time, a Bellanca 14-19 lost engine power when making a missed approach at the Napa County Airport and was ditched in San Pablo Bay. The pilot was not injured. The flight departed the Camarillo, Calif., at 0730 that morning and had diverted to Angwin during a period when Napa was below approach minimums. The flight departed Angwin at 1020 on an instrument clearance to Napa. The pilot said he departed Camarillo with full tanks, which gave him four hours of flight time plus a 45-minute reserve. The pilot said he made his approach too high and the tower controller instructed him to execute a missed approach. During the climb out the engine started to sag and the airplane would not maintain altitude.
November 16, Napa, Calif. / Bellanca 14-19
At 1115 Pacific time, a Bellanca 14-19 lost engine power when making a missed approach at the Napa County Airport and was ditched in San Pablo Bay. The pilot was not injured. The flight departed the Camarillo, Calif., at 0730 that morning and had diverted to Angwin during a period when Napa was below approach minimums. The flight departed Angwin at 1020 on an instrument clearance to Napa. The pilot said he departed Camarillo with full tanks, which gave him four hours of flight time plus a 45-minute reserve. The pilot said he made his approach too high and the tower controller instructed him to execute a missed approach. During the climb out the engine started to sag and the airplane would...
Key Takeaways:
- A Bellanca 14-19 lost engine power and was subsequently ditched in San Pablo Bay during a missed approach at Napa County Airport, resulting in no injuries to the pilot.
- The aircraft had departed Camarillo with full fuel tanks, diverting to Angwin earlier, before making an instrument approach to Napa where it encountered engine trouble during the climb out of a missed approach.
- The pilot reported the engine began to "sag" and the aircraft could not maintain altitude during the missed approach procedure, which was initiated because he was too high.
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