ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297854
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| Date: | Saturday 22 June 2019 |
| Time: | 04:51 LT |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N415WP |
| MSN: | 770 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2182 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Smithfield, Rhode Island -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Smithfield-North Central Airport, RI (SFZ/KSFZ) |
| Southbridge, MA (3B0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was about midway to his destination airport in a light sport airplane when he detected the odor of hot oil, so he elected to return to his departure airport to land. While on approach to land, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power and its propeller stopped turning. After determining a nearby road was unsafe to land on due to vehicles, the pilot elected to land in a pond short of the approach end of the runway. The left wing separated from the fuselage during the landing.
Examination of the airplane's engine showed no anomalies, and the source of the odor could not be determined. Examination of the cockpit showed that the fuel control was in the ON position and that the carburetor heat was off. Weather conditions at the airport were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power. It is likely that, during the approach, the pilot failed to use carburetor heat and the engine experienced carburetor icing, which led to the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat on approach in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing to a pond.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19LA213
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 09:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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