ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58784
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Date: | Friday 20 February 2009 |
Time: | 11:00 |
Type: | Cessna 182A Skylane |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N4729D |
MSN: | 34829 |
Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3334 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Caldwell, ID -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Caldwell, ID (EUL) |
Destination airport: | Caldwell, ID (EUL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that after a 1.5-hour pleasure flight, he entered the traffic pattern for landing. He reduced power to idle and applied carburetor heat. He turned onto the base leg and then onto final approach. The pilot noted the airplane was too low and attempted to add power, but there was no response from the engine. The airplane touched down short of the runway, impacted the airport's chain link perimeter fence, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that he was in a glide with the power at idle for about 30 seconds and that he did not clear the engine during the glide. The reported temperature and dew point at the airport were 3 and -2 degrees Celsius, respectively. Plotting these values on a carburetor icing chart indicated the airplane was operating in conditions conductive to serious icing at descent power.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat before reducing power and his failure to clear the engine during a prolonged glide.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | WPR09CA121 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
01-Dec-2017 12:11 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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