# Accident 20020217004819A: Cessna 172F, Prairie Du Chie, WI, February 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2002, 18:54 local time
- Place: Prairie Du Chie, WI
- Airport: Praire Du Chien Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1600° N, 91.0203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1600&lon=-91.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5527R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5527R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020217004819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS AT 5,500' SE BOUND WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR CARB ICE WITH CARB HT. THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH & THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DO AN OFF AIRPORT LDG IN THE DARK IN VERY ROUGH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT WAS NOT HURT. AIRCRAFT ENGINE NEVER DID RETURN TO POWER.

## 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 CHI02LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA081), Feb 18, 2002: Cessna 172F (N5527R), Lynxville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots delayed use of carburetor heat during carburetor icing conditions, and the unsuitable terrain encountered for the forced landing. The carburetor icing conditions, the powerline, the brush,…

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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