ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367350
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| Date: | Saturday 3 March 1990 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177A |
| Owner/operator: | Mark K Brown |
| Registration: | N30367 |
| MSN: | 17701213 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2219 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A2F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canon, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Athens, GA (KAHN) |
| Canon, GA (18A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER DESCENDING FM 2500 TO 2000 FT, THE PLT REALIZED THE ENG HAD LOST PWR, WHEN IT DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENTFOR LEVEL OFF. HE MOVED THE CARBURETOR HEAT TO THE 'ON' POSITION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD & THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON SOFT TERRAIN. THE CARBURETOR WAS DAMAGED DURING THE OCCURRENCE. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, THE ENG WOULD OPERATE. AN EXAM OF THE DAMAGED CARBURETOR REVEALED ONLY NORMAL WEAR. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 64 & 44 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO CARBURETOR ICING CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICE.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND SOFT TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA068
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 13:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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