ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224498
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| Date: | Monday 29 April 2019 |
| Time: | 12:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Paris Air Inc |
| Registration: | N3031W |
| MSN: | 28-7916348 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7933 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brevard County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vero Beach Regional Airport, FL (VRB/KVRB) |
| Vero Beach Regional Airport, FL (VRB/KVRB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing a simulated engine failure. After completing the emergency checklist, the student added engine power to recover from the maneuver about 500 ft above the ground, but the engine did not respond. The flight instructor took control of the airplane, verified the fuel selector position, and landed. The atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the development of carburetor icing at glide (idle) power settings, and the instructor reported that he did not apply carburetor heat during the simulated engine-out or attempted recovery. Based on the available information, it is likely that the loss of engine power was the result of the accumulation of carburetor ice during the idle-power descent and that the use of carburetor heat would likely have prevented the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, and the flight instructor's failure to effectively use carburetor heat while operating at an idle engine power setting in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19LA162
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3031W
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2019 22:13 | Geno | Added |
| 02-May-2019 14:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 02-Jul-2022 09:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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