ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288374
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Date: | Friday 2 July 2010 |
Time: | 11:15 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-24-250 |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | N5798P |
MSN: | 24-878 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4662 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Centerville, Missouri -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Dayton, OH (I73) |
Destination airport: | Branson Airport, MO (BKG/KBBG) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane sustained a loss of engine power in cruise flight at 6,000 feet mean sea level. The pilot observed the propeller RPMs increase and then noticed the engine was not producing full power. He selected both main fuel tanks and turned on the electric fuel pump. The airplane impacted a tree during the forced landing, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. A postaccident examination of the wreckage, which included an engine operational test run, revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction. The recorded temperature, dew point, and calculated values aloft were plotted on an icing chart and their intersection fell in the 'serious icing (glide power)†range. The airplane Owner's Handbook for emergency procedures during an engine failure indicated, in part, that the pilot should apply carburetor heat. The pilot reported that he did not use carburetor heat following the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot not using carburetor heat.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN10LA370 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CEN10LA370
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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