ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360041
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| Date: | Thursday 4 August 1994 |
| Time: | 15:05 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson 108-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6276M |
| MSN: | 108-4206 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2615 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6A4-165-B3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bend, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sunriver, OR (S21) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MADE TWO APPROACHES TO THE AIRPORT IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND. BOTH TIMES, SHE MADE GO-AROUNDS. DURING THE SECOND GO-AROUND, THE PILOT DID NOT SHUT OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT. SHE NOTED A DECREASE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. SHE DECIDED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE CARBURETOR HEAT VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN POSITION.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA204
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 1983 | N6202M | Private | 0 | Grants Pass, OR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 17:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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