ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203419
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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 2017 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N91SP |
| MSN: | 17271100 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9034 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shingle Hollow, Rutherford County, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Union Mills, NC |
| Union Mills, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was practicing landing approaches to a private airstrip that he was constructing. According to the pilot, while flying about treetop height with full flaps deployed, he added full power to initiate a climb; the engine "sputtered" and stopped producing power. He then performed a forced landing to the unimproved airstrip. During the landing, the airplane "bounced," departed the side of the cleared area, entered the woods, and sustained substantial damage. When asked about the performance and handling of the airplane, the pilot said it was "perfect." He stated that the reason for the loss of engine power was carburetor ice and that he had not used carburetor heat for the low approach and pass over the airstrip. The weather conditions in the area at the time of the accident were conducive to serious icing at cruise power. Therefore, it is likely that the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat resulted in an accumulation of ice within the carburetor that led to a total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=91SP
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/21873-3bbd97de04a0bf4a48b3f2fbb96794bf9afa7ebc/aircrafttype/C172
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2017 17:00 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Jul-2019 18:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 15-Jul-2019 18:42 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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