# Accident 19910317005589A: Piper PA22150, Osceola Mills, PA, March 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1991, 13:35 local time
- Place: Osceola Mills, PA
- Airport: Sankey Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8910° N, 78.8293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8910&lon=-78.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4510A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4510A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 694 total, 644 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910317005589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED INTO TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. PILOT BELIEVES CARB ICING IN MOIST COLD AIR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA090), Mar 17, 1991: Piper PA-22-150 (N4510A), Phillipsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CARBURETOR ICING (WEATHER) CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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