ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363078
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 1992 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N18176 |
| MSN: | 15073845 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7242 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Put-in-bay, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Monroe, MI (D92) |
| (OH30) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT ABORTED HIS APPROACH FOR LANDING AND DURING THE GO AROUND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE PILOT TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT HE DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT BECAUSE HE HAD NOT REDUCED THE THROTTLE ENOUGH. A CHART SHOWING THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR CARBURETOR ICING SHOWED FOR A TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES F AND A DEW POINT OF 51 DEGREES F, '...SERIOUS ICING-GLIDE POWER...'
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA169
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 13:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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