ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366018
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| Date: | Monday 22 October 1990 |
| Time: | 16:28 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Mac Dan Aviation Corp. |
| Registration: | N36944 |
| MSN: | 15282108 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Nyack, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Teterboro, NJ (KTEB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTING SURFACE VEHICLE TRAFFIC, WHEN ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, 'ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH...DECLARED AN EMERGENCY...LANDED IN AN ABANDONED DRIVE IN...HIT A CYCLONE FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE'. THE LOCAL WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED A TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES F AND A DEW POINT OF 60 DEGREES F. WHEN THESE FIGURES ARE PLOTTED ON A GRAPH WHICH DEPICTS THE PROBABILITY OF ENCOUNTERING CARBURETOR ICING, IT SHOWS A PROBABILITY OF 'SERIOUS ICING AT CRUISE POWER'.
Probable Cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH A FENCE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS WEATHER CONDITIONS SUITABLE TO FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2024 16:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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