Accident Pitts S1C N22R,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362504
 
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Date:Friday 15 January 1993
Time:18:39 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PTS1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pitts S1C
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N22R
MSN: 1
Engine model:LYCOMING O-360-A3A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Godley, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:(NONE)
Destination airport:(NONE)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
DURING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 53 AND 46 DEGREES RESPECTIVELY. ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS SHOW THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN A REGION CONDUCIVE TO SERIOUS ICING FOR CARBURETOR EQUIPPED AIRPLANES, BOTH PRESSURIZED AND UNPRESSURIZED. THE PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD TO PERFORM THE LANDING; HOWEVER, IT SLOPED AWAY FROM THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CARTWHEELED ONCE TO ITS FINAL RESTING PLACE

Probable Cause: THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S DELAYED APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS WERE CARBURETOR ICE, AND THE SLOPING TERRAIN

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW93LA069
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB FTW93LA069

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Revision history:

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