Accident Cessna 182P N21531,
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Date:Saturday 14 January 1989
Time:10:03 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C182 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 182P
Owner/operator:Kentucky Flying Service Corp
Registration: N21531
MSN: 18261694
Year of manufacture:1973
Total airframe hrs:3154 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL O-470-R
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Hamilton, OH -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cincinnati, OH (I77)
Destination airport:Indianapolis, IN (4I8)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST 50% POWER JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT APPLIED FULL CARB HEAT FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES, THEN MOVED THE CARB HEAT CONTROL TO THE HALF-ON POSITION. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED AIRBORNE FOR SEVERAL MORE MINUTES AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE A SUITABLE LDG AREA. THE PLT OBSERVED THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE WOULD NOT EXCEED 23 INCHES EVEN WITH FULL THROTTLE. THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY LOST ALL POWER AND A FORCED LDG WAS MADE IN A SOFT FIELD. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LDG. AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE CRASH SITE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RUN THE ENGINE; IT RAN ROUGH WHEN FIRST STARTED, THEN SMOOTHED OUT AND DEVELOPED PWR. THE ENGINE DEVELOPED NEAR-MAXIMUM RATED RPM, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. EXAMINATION OF CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CURVE REVEALED THAT REPORTED WX CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR LIGHT ICING AT GLIDE OR CRUISE PWR.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL89LA073
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL89LA073

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