ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355599
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| Date: | Sunday 6 July 1997 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182R |
| Owner/operator: | Illinois State Police |
| Registration: | N661SP |
| MSN: | 18268564 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6655 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Peoria, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Springfield, IL (KSPI) |
| (KPIA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on final approach the pilot advanced the throttle; however, the engine power did not increase. A forced landing was made in a soybean field. The airplane contacted a ditch at which time the nose gear collapsed. The airplane then continued across a road where it contacted two sign posts. Post accident inspection failed to reveal any failure/malfunction which would have prevented normal operation of the engine. It was noted, however, that the spark plugs were sooted. The engine functioned normally during a test run. The temperature/dew point (68 and 56 degrees F respectively) is conductive to moderate icing at cruise power or serious icing at glide power.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat and the carburetor icing conditions which existed at the time of the accident. Factors were the ditch and poles which the airplane contacted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97TA198
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 May 1996 | N661SP | State Of Illinois-state Police | 0 | Jacksonville, IL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 13:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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