File 2009.08: Piper Seneca V Accident

Case Type: Aviation Accident

Description:
Due to improper maintenance instructions by the manufacturer, a mechanism in the right engine that controls fuel flow was put together wrong, causing the engine to get too much fuel. While the unknowing pilot tried to compensate for the pull of the right engine he crashed while attempting to land.

Visualizations Produced:
To illustrate the correct and incorrect ways the fuel servo could be put together, Fearless Eye obtained a physical model and recreated it in 3D, then animated it showing how it would function if working correctly and also how it functioned when backwards, as it was at the time of the accident. Fearless Eye also visualized the flight path of the Piper Seneca, giving the problem context.