ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363672
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| Date: | Friday 8 May 1992 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Ralph Wellborn |
| Registration: | N2940C |
| MSN: | 30840 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2779 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jackoloff Bay, AK |
| Kenai River, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS ON THE BASE LEG FOR LANDING ON THE KENAI RIVER WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE RIVER SO HE LANDED ON A ROAD. DURING THE FORCED LANDING SEQUENCE THE AIRPLANE STRUCK SOME TREES BEFORE LANDING ON THE ROAD. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE SHOWED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT IT WAS CARBURETOR ICE WHICH CAUSED THE POWER LOSS. HE WAS CARRYING ONLY 15 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE DURING THE MANEUVERING AND TRAFFIC PATTERN AND HAD APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. HE DID NOT KNOW IF THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS OPERATING.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA068
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 1987 | N2940C | Private | 0 | Naknek, AK | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 19:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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