ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176012
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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 2015 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: | Buhl LA-1 Bull Pup |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N352Y |
| MSN: | 141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1931 |
| Engine model: | Szekely SR-3-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cottage Grove State Airport (61S), Cottage Grove, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cottage Grove, OR (61S) |
| Cottage Grove, OR (61S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was conducting a high-speed taxi test, during which he did not intend to fly, when the airplane encountered a wind gust and then unexpectedly became airborne. Insufficient runway was available to abort the takeoff, so he decided to continue flight in the traffic pattern and return to land. On the downwind leg, the engine lost power. The pilot continued straight ahead toward an open area, and the right wing impacted a tree during the forced landing.
A postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the formation of carburetor icing at glide and cruise power and serious icing at glide power. The airplane was not equipped with carburetor heat, and it is likely that the loss of engine power was due to carburetor icing.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power on downwind for landing due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N352Y
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2015 04:20 | Geno | Added |
| 10-May-2015 04:23 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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