ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298193
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 December 2001 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | John Troutner |
| Registration: | N660DD |
| MSN: | 18266038 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4150 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falmouth, Kentucky -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU) |
| Columbus-Bolton Field Airport, OH (KTZR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot filed an IFR flight plan and received a standard weather briefing, which included a forecast for light snow along the entire route of flight. The briefing also included an AIRMET for occasional moderate rime or mixed ice in clouds and precipitation from 6,000 to 12,000 feet msl, and a PIREP for light rime ice at 5,000 feet msl. About 20 minutes after departure, and cruising in IMC conditions at 5,000 feet for approximately 10 minutes, the pilot observed snow. Several minutes later, the engine lost all power, and the pilot then applied the carburetor heat as part of his restart checklist. The engine did not restart, and the pilot performed a forced landing to trees. FAA Advisory Circular AC 20-113 cautioned pilots of impact ice forming on intake screens and carburetors when flying in snow. The circular advised pilots to use carburetor heat as a preventative measure, rather than as a deicer. After the accident, an FAA inspector attended a test run of the accident engine. The inspector stated that the engine started with no difficulty and ran continuously.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather. A factor was the snow.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA043
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 15:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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