ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353579
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 November 1998 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3391Z |
| MSN: | 18-7276 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4939 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , AK (KENA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was attempting to land on a remote sand bar. He reported that as the airplane touched down, he determined that the landing area was too short to complete a safe landing, and he attempted to abort the landing. As the throttle was advanced, the engine quit, and that he was unable to stop the airplane before reaching the end of the sand bar. The airplane went down an embankment, entered a river, and nosed over. The pilot related that he did not use carburetor heat during the aborted landing, and that carburetor ice was the reason for the loss in power. He added that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and the right wing lift strut.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat. A factor associated with the accident was weather conducive to carburetor icing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC99LA013
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2024 08:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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