ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212339
Last updated: 9 January 2021
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| Date: | 18-JUN-2018 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3002X |
| C/n / msn: | 15064402 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ferdinand, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wausau-Central Wisconsin Airport, WI (CWA/KCWA) |
| Tell City-Perry County Municipal Airport, IN (KTEL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The private pilot and passenger were on a cross-country personal flight at 2,500 ft mean sea level and were about 15 miles north of their destination airport. They began the descent, and during the descent, the engine sputtered, followed by a total loss of power. The pilot attempted to troubleshoot the loss of power but was unsuccessful; however, he did not apply carburetor heat during the troubleshooting. Subsequently, the pilot made a forced landing to a parking lot. During the landing roll, the airplane impacted an embankment and nosed over.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that fuel was present in the fuel tanks and the fuel lines to the carburetor. Examination revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of serious carburetor icing at glide power settings. It is likely that, during the descent, carburetor ice accumulated due to the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the accumulation of carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20180619X83949&key=1
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3002X
Accident investigation:
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Images:
photo : Indiana State Police
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2018 12:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Jun-2018 13:28 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Jun-2018 14:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Time] |
| 19-Jun-2018 16:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 10-Feb-2019 10:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Feb-2019 12:11 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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