ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237017
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| Date: | Monday 15 June 2020 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Kramer and Associates |
| Registration: | N3186D |
| MSN: | 31984 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4480 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI/PAFA),AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Twin Lakes, AK |
| Fairbanks, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing, while at about 1,200 ft above ground level, the airplane's engine lost all power. Subsequently, the airplane landed short of the lake on the land and came to rest nosed down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
An FAA postaccident examination revealed that about 15.5 gallons of clean blue fuel was drained from the airplane, and that there was fuel in the firewall drain sump. It was noted that two small 'pearls' of water were observed in the fuel collection cup. A picture supplied of the airplane after the accident showed that the carburetor heat was found not applied. The engine was test run and revealed no mechanical failure or malfunctions.
The pilot reported that he did not recall if he had applied carburetor heat during the approach to land prior to the loss of engine power.
The temperature and dew point were entered into a carburetor icing probability chart, which coincided with the "serious icing-glide power" category.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to utilize carburetor heat while flying in conditions conducive carburetor to icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC20LA060
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 December 1985 | N3186D | Ronald White | 0 | Homer, AK | |
sub |
| 28 June 1990 | N3186B | White, Ronald | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2020 06:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jun-2020 07:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2021 20:08 | aaronwk | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 09:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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