ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363413
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| Date: | Thursday 25 June 1992 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Eagle Air Inc |
| Registration: | N1793Q |
| MSN: | 15073093 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gettysburg, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Wilkes-barre, PA (AVP | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF. SUSPECTING CARBURETOR ICE THE STUDENT PILOT THEN APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. WHEN THE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, THE STUDENT PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN AN EMPTY FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN IN THE FIELD, THE AIRPLANE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A HOLE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER. ACCORDING TO THE ICING PROBABILITY CURVES, CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF MODERATE ICING AT CRUISE POWER.
Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAYED ACTION IN APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT DURING CRUISE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING, THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLYING EXPERIENCE AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA109
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2024 17:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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