ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292951
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 October 2005 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8875D |
| MSN: | 22-6049 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3286 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Century, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Olathe-New Century AirCenter, KS (JCI/KIXD) |
| Lee's Summit Municipal Airport, MO (KLXT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After making a touch-and-go landing and climbing to approximately 200 feet, the engine "sputtered and quit." The student relinquished airplane control to the instructor, who performed a forced landing on a grassy area near the runway. During the ground roll, the airplane's left main landing gear struck an unlit metal box, folding it up against the fuselage. The airplane spun around, twisting the nose gear, and came to rest just south of the runway and next to a taxiway. Later perfunctory tests failed to "identify a cause" as to why the engine lost power. At the time of the accident, the temperature was 14 degrees C. (57 degrees F.), and the dew point was 12 degrees C. (54 degrees F.), respectively. According to the Carburetor Icing Probability Chart, these conditions were conducive to serious carburetor icing conditions at cruise and glide power settings. According to the Piper Aircraft Corporation and Textron-Lycoming, since 1989 they have required the use of carburetor heat prior to the reduction of power and throughout the landing, or until the landing is assured.
Probable Cause: loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper use of carbuetor heat and his improper inflight planning/decision. Contributing factors were the inadequate supervision of the student by the flight instructor, conditions conducive to carburetor ice, dark night light conditions, and an unlit taxiway sign.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN06LA007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 14:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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