ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359891
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| Date: | Sunday 28 August 1994 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | James G Bond |
| Registration: | N720PC |
| MSN: | 18-5177 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 110 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montpelier, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , VT (KMPV) |
| (KMPV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL FOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23, HE REDUCED POWER. HE STATED THAT AS HE CONTINUED HIS APPROACH HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE STATED THAT HE THROTTLED FORWARD THREE MORE TIMES BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE CHECKED AND VERIFIED THAT THE MIXTURE AND CARBURETOR HEAT WERE PROPERLY SET. HE STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO INCREASE THE AIRPSEED SO HE COULD FLARE ABOVE POWER LINES THAT WERE IN HIS PATH, BUT THE GEAR STRUCK THE LINES AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS FLIGHT EARLIER HE HAD USED THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND IT WAS OPERATIONAL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 71 AND 59 DEGREES F, RESPECTIVELY AND ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS THESE CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR REASONS UNDETERMINED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO94LA154
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 15:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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