ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292586
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| Date: | Saturday 4 March 2006 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182C Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | William Geaslin |
| Registration: | N8519T |
| MSN: | 52419 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2307 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gilliam, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gilliam, LA (LA54) |
| Gilliam, LA (LA54) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 315-hour private pilot, having accumulated 53 hours in the accident airplane, reported that while descending at the completion of a local flight, propeller and throttle controls were not responding. The pilot recognized that he would not be able to reach the airfield and elected to land in a plowed field. While slowing the airplane down and lowering the flaps to 40 degrees, the airplane reached approximately 55 knots and the stall warning horn sounded. The airplane impacted the ground, bounced forward, the nose landing gear assembly collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the inverted position. Information from a carburetor icing probability chart showed that carburetor icing was possible at glide and cruise power with the ambient temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and a dew point of 37 degrees Fahrenheit. The pilot reported not using carburetor heat during the descent.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW06CA077
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Oct-2022 06:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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