ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297587
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| Date: | Sunday 17 February 2002 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F |
| Owner/operator: | Edward A Kloppenburg |
| Registration: | N5527R |
| MSN: | 17253106 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lynxville, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI (LSE/KLSE) |
| Springfield-Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, IL (SPI/KSPI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was damaged during a forced landing on a snow covered field following a loss of engine power in cruise flight. The pilot stated that he was in cruise flight for about 40 minutes when a loss of engine power was experienced. He said that he attempted to correct the loss of power with, "...carb[uretor] heat, power settings, change fuel tanks, mixture settings. Nothing worked so made commitement to land." The airplane struck a powerline and brush during the landing attempt. The nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest nose down on a road. The pilot stated that the, "...engine never quit but it would not develop power either." No contamination was found in the fuel system during a postaccident examination of the airplane. An engine run was performed subsequent to the accident and no anomalies were found. A weather reporting station near the accident site recorded the temperature and dewpoint as 3 degrees Celsius, and -6 degrees Celsius respectively. According to a carburetor icing chart, the temperature and dewpoint fall in the range of susceptibility for carburetor icing.
Probable Cause: The pilots delayed use of carburetor heat during carburetor icing conditions, and the unsuitable terrain encountered for the forced landing. The carburetor icing conditions, the powerline, the brush, and the nose gear collapse were contributing factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02LA081
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 06:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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