ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199773
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 2017 |
| Time: | 13:47 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2587X |
| MSN: | 28-8516083 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11906 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SE of Gillespie Field Airport (KSEE), San Diego/El Cajon, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | El Cajon, CA (SEE) |
| El Cajon, CA (SEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that he and the pilot-rated passenger returned to the airport to practice touch-and-go landings after a local flight. The first two landings were uneventful. While on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for the third landing, the pilot reduced engine power and started to descend the airplane. After turning base, the pilot increased power, but the engine did not respond and remained at idle. There was no change in engine noise and the engine was not running rough. The pilot manipulated the throttle and primer several times, but the engine did not respond, and the pilot elected to land the airplane on a nearby road. During the descent, the airplane struck powerlines and a tree before it impacted the road and slid to a stop.
A postaccident engine examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. A review of the carburetor icing probability chart revealed that the airplane was operating in conditions favorable to the formation of serious carburetor icing at glide power. In addition, on-scene photographs revealed that the carburetor heat lever was in the off position; therefore, it is likely that carburetor ice accumulated during the descent, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice during descent for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2587X
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2587X
Location
Media:
Clearing the scene of a small plane crash in El Cajon. The accident happened this afternoon at 2nd St & El Rey Ave. No one got hurt @10News pic.twitter.com/LTdQTP8ExQ
— Armando Aparicio (@armandapari) 18 septembre 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2017 23:34 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Sep-2017 14:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 20-Sep-2017 15:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-Sep-2017 18:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 29-Sep-2017 06:06 | Ender | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Mar-2019 19:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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