ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357182
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 June 1996 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N84538 |
| MSN: | 7AC-3241 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2200 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Callahan, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville, FL (23J) |
| Hilliard, FL (01J) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in cruise flight at 1,200 feet, the engine began to run rough. The pilot applied carburetor heat, and the engine roughness became worse. He immediately selected a field and began an approach for an emergency landing. During landing rollout in the field, the pilot made a turn to the left to slow the aircraft, and the right main landing gear collapsed. After the accident, the engine was started and operated to full power with no evidence of failure or malfunction. The carburetor heat operated normally during the postaccident engine run. The temperature and dew point were reported to be 95 and 73 degrees, respectively. According to icing probability charts, conditions were conducive to carburetor ice.
Probable Cause: the pilot's premature decision to reduce power, following application of carburetor heat, when engine operation became rougher after experiencing roughness due to carburetor icing. The weather (carburetor icing) conditions and carburetor ice were related factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA163
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 15:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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