ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282194
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| Date: | Sunday 28 August 2022 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N46202 |
| MSN: | 17257104 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3308 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Olivet, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Olivet, MI |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was on a visual final for a low approach when he applied engine power to stabilize the descent. The engine did not respond, and the airplane continued to descend and landed hard on the runway. The airplane then nosed over and sustained substantial damage.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left and right wing fuel tanks contained useable fuel. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The student pilot stated that the engine did not respond, but it is likely that the student pilot delayed the application of engine power and when he applied engine power, it exceeded the response capability of the airplane/engine that he perceived as delayed. The student pilot also reported that he'd applied carburetor heat for about 10 seconds when he was about one mile from the runway. There was no engine roughness during the application. He then turned it off. An accident report form was not received from the student pilot. Weather conditions were conducive for serious carburetor icing at glide power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain/maintain a proper glidepath that resulted in a hard landing and impact with the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA398
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46202
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2022 18:13 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 30-Aug-2022 12:40 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 22-Dec-2023 11:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 22-Dec-2023 11:20 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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