ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35137
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Date: | Saturday 3 September 1994 |
Time: | 08:43 |
Type: | Cessna 182H Skylane |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N8470S |
MSN: | 18256570 |
Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Plymouth, MI -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Canton–Plymouth Mettetal Airport (1D2) |
Destination airport: | St James, MI (SJX) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE COMMERCIAL/PILOT RATED PASSENGER SAID THE TAKEOFF WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE AIRPLANE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF A FEW HUNDRED FEET. HE STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BACKFIRE AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING APPROACH WAS MADE TO A SMALL FIELD LOCATED IN A CONGESTED INDUSTRIAL PARK. DURING THE APPROACH, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A TREE. THE AIRPLANE THEN YAWED, THE LEFT WING DROPPED, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 53 AND 52 DEGREES, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING. THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. CAUSE: CARBURETOR ICE, AND IMPROPER USE OF (OR FAILURE TO USE) THE CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING (WEATHER) CONDITIONS, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001206X02191_ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
22-Aug-2015 14:29 |
Anon. |
Updated [Departure airport] |
22-Aug-2015 15:04 |
Anon. |
Updated [Phase, Departure airport] |
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