ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293688
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 June 2005 |
| Time: | 18:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2751S |
| MSN: | 15066651 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buckley, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Buckley, WA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, after flying in the local area for about 30 minutes, he returned to the private airstrip and completed an approach and full stop landing. The approach was made with the carburetor heat on. The pilot then taxied the airplane back to the end of the runway, completed a run up and departed. He noticed the airplane was not climbing normally, and at approximately 300 feet agl, the engine coughed twice and lost power. The pilot executed a forced landing on a school football field. During the landing roll, the airplane impacted a chain link fence. After exiting the airplane, the pilot noticed "a small puddle and dripping coming from the engine cowl." The pilot concluded this was "probably ice melting out of the carburetor." The following morning, the pilot returned to the scene of the accident and started the engine, which "fired right off and ran smoothly." The reported weather conditions included a temperature of 54 degrees F and a dew point of 51 degrees F. When plotted on a carburetor icing probability chart, this combination of temperature and dew point falls in the area conducive to the formation of serious carburetor icing at cruise power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice and a forced landing. Contributing factors were the carburetor icing conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA05CA112
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 12:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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