ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245169
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 November 2020 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5566J |
| MSN: | 32-994 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3208 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SW of Donaldson Field Airport (GYH/KGYH), Greenville, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pickens Airport, SC (LQK/KLQK) |
| Greenville-Donaldson Center Airport, SC (GDC/KGYH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, after performing two takeoffs and landings, he was instructed to extend the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. During the extended downwind leg, the engine began to lose power. The pilot attempted to restore full power (actions which included applying carburetor heat), and turned directly to the airport while notifying the tower controller of his emergency. The airplane subsequently collided with a building during a descending turn.
A postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. A review of the weather conditions at the accident airport revealed that the weather conditions at the time were conducive to the formation of carburetor ice at glide power settings. Given this information, it is likely that the loss of engine power was due to an accumulation of ice in the carburetor, and that the pilot's application of carburetor heat after the engine had begun to lose power was insufficient to restore the power before the airplane impacted the ground.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor icing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA054
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5566J
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2020 22:48 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Nov-2020 23:25 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 25-Nov-2020 00:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 25-Nov-2020 00:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Jul-2021 17:52 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Apr-2022 12:32 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2022 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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