ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235288
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| Date: | Sunday 19 April 2020 |
| Time: | 09:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6306P |
| MSN: | 15284997 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7975 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Corona Municipal Airport, CA (KAJO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Corona Municipal Airport, CA (KAJO) |
| Corona Municipal Airport, CA (KAJO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passenger were conducting touch-and-go landings and had just turned crosswind when the pilot stated, "oh we are going down." The passenger, who was occupied with an electronic device, looked up and within about 10 seconds they impacted terrain and came to rest upside down on a roadway. Due to noise cancelling headphones, the passenger did not hear the engine quit, nor did he hear it make any abnormal noises or sputters. The pilot did not recall the accident flight. Postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies with the airframe or engine; however, the fuel system was compromised due to damage which prevented a full evaluation. The carburetor heat control was found in the OFF position.
The pilot recently purchased the airplane as a wreck with the intention to rebuild and sell it. The airplane needed extensive work and had flown a total of four short flights since it was rebuilt. He recently found water in the fuel system after a storm. After sumping the entire fuel system and carburetor, he discovered that the fuel tank filler neck screws were too small. After replacing the screws, more storms passed through the area. He did not sump the fuel system prior to the accident flight. Neither the pilot nor passenger performed a preflight inspection, because both thought the other was going to conduct the inspection.
The weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing. The pilot reported that he does not often use the carburetor heat.
Despite the airplane being recently rebuilt and recent history of water in the fuel system, the postaccident engine examination only found about one thimble of water in the fuel strainer, which would not be enough to cause a rough running engine. Although no preflight was conducted and a full evaluation of the fuel system could not be conducted, it is likely the engine lost power due to carburetor icing because the pilot did not use carburetor heat during flight in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20LA126
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6306P
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 July 2019 | N6306P | Skyview Aviation | 0 | Tracy, CA | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2020 20:51 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 19-Apr-2020 22:55 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 00:12 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source] |
| 20-Apr-2020 06:34 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2021 19:49 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 13:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:17 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:17 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
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