ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357684
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| Date: | Saturday 9 March 1996 |
| Time: | 11:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Ormond Beach Aviation |
| Registration: | N704XQ |
| MSN: | 15078959 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6400 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ormond Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | , FL (KOMN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The CFI stated that while in the traffic pattern he reduced the throttle to idle to simulate loss of engine power, but he did not apply carburetor heat. The student hesitated in performing the emergency procedures, then applied carburetor heat 20-30 seconds later. The CFI aborted the simulation and added power but the engine failed to respond. He made a forced landing on a golf course and the airplane collided with a tree. The engine was subsequently started, but was not operated to full rated RPM due to damaged engine mounts. A review of the carburetor ice probability chart revealed that serious carburetor icing conditions were probable at descent power about the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: the failure of the pilot-in-command to apply caburetor heat before reducing the throttle to simulate an engine failure. Contributing to the accident was the carburetor icing conditions and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the emergency descent.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA097
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 20:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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