ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386240
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 February 2001 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A150K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5915J |
| MSN: | A1500215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4805 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cabo Rojo, PR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ponce, PR (KPSE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he and the passenger planned to take pictures of some property. They arrived over the area at 1,500 feet and then descended to 1,000 feet. When the property was located, he reduced engine power to a minimum and descended to 600 feet. When level at 600 feet, the airplane would not maintain altitude. He applied full engine power and the engine did not obtain power and the airplane continued to descend. The airplane touched down in a clear area and collided with a fence at which time it nosed over. Post crash examination of the airplane and engine by an FAA inspector showed no evidence of precrash failure or malfunction. The pilot stated he did not use carburetor heat for the descent. A carburetor icing probability chart showed the airplane was operating in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat during descent resulting in loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the airplane colliding with a fence and nosing over during a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA073
History of this aircraft
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| 28 December 1985 | N5915J | Ed Kulas | 0 | Marlboro, NJ | |
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| 05-Apr-2024 12:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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