ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355943
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| Date: | Thursday 1 May 1997 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5778Z |
| MSN: | 22-9623 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2065 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Russellville, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Quincy, LA (5R8) |
| Muscle Shoals, AL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Approximately 4 hours into the flight, while on a long descent to the destination airport, the pilot experienced a reduction in engine power. The power reduction continued over a period of eight minutes and resulted in a complete loss of engine power. Following the loss of power, the pilot's attempts to restore full engine power, which included the application of carburetor heat, failed. The pilot selected a nearby paved road for an emergency landing. During the landing roll out, the right wing collided with a road sign, and the airplane swerved into an adjacent ditch and nosed over. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem. Fuel was recovered from the fuel system. During the functional test of the engine, the engine operated normally through all power ranges. A review of current weather information revealed that weather conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor icing.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL97LA066
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 17:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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