ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368486
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1989 |
| Time: | 14:38 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive San Antonio, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5827B |
| MSN: | 33827 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2936 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elmendorf, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elmendorf, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DETECTED A LOSS OF POWER DURING THE DESENT TO LAND THAT CARBURETOR HEAT SEEMED TO CORRECT. HE DISCONTINUED THE CARBURETOR HEAT AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THE ENGINE FAILED ON FINAL APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL. THE ICING PROBABILITY CHART INDICATES THAT EXISTING CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING AND THE SPARK PLUGS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF AN OVER RICH CONDITION. THE ENGINE RAN WITHOUT PROBLEM WHEN INSTALLED ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S DECISION TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, IN CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, THAT LED TO A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR A SAFE LANDING ON THE AIRPORT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA129
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 18:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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