ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361896
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| Date: | Sunday 13 June 1993 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Dennis Lambert |
| Registration: | N6158B |
| MSN: | 34518 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2400 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodstock, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Southbridge, MA (3B0 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS AT 8000 FEET, FOUR PARACHUTIST HAD JUMPED, AND THE PILOT THEN DESCENDED THE AIRPLANE TO THE PATTERN ALTITUDE OF 1,400 FEET. DURING THIS DESCENT, CARBURETOR HEAT WAS NOT APPLIED. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED THE APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 19. DURING THE APPROACH THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT TWICE FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT NEEDED ADDITIONAL POWER TO REACH THE RUNWAY. AS THE PILOT APPLIED POWER THE ENGINE SHUDDERED. SHE THEN TRIED TO ADD ADDITIONAL POWER AND THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF AND ABOUT 10 FEET BELOW THE RUNWAY. AN ENGINE RUN CONDUCTED BY THE FAA REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.
Probable Cause: A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA111
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 15:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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