# Accident 20031108029339A: Cessna 175, Mears, MI, November 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2003, 14:39 local time
- Place: Mears, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6417° N, 86.3292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6417&lon=-86.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9275B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9275B-2004-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031108029339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTS THAT HE TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED TO 2500' AT 3000 RPM, REDUCED POWER FOR A SHALLOW DESCENT AND FLEW AT 2000 AGL AT 2600 RPM. APPLIED POWER TO REGAIN ALTITUDE AND "PUSHING THROTTLE IN DID NOT PRODUCE ANY THRUST". APPLIED CARB HEAT, NO RESPONSE, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD, NOSE WHEEL "DUG" IN AND AIRCRAFT "FLIPPED" OVER TO AN UPSIDE DOWN CONFIGURATION. NO INJURIES. PERFORMED PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT IN-SITU AT HANGAR AC WAS MOVED TO AFTER ACCIDENT. UNABLE TO FIND MECHANICL OR FUEL SUPPLY ANOMALY THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS REPORTED BY PIC. WX DATA FOR THAT AREA & TIME REPORTED - 1 C TEMP AND -4 C DEWPOINT. CORRELATED THIS DATA ON A CARBURETOR ICING CHART AND CONDITIONS WERE FOUND TO BE CONSIDERED "SERIOUS ICING". SUSPECT PROBABLE CAUSE OF "LOSS OF POWER" TO BE CARB ICE.

## 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 CHI04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA028), Nov 8, 2003: Cessna 175 (N9275B), Mears, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat during descent. A factor was the carburetor icing conditions.

## Other reports on N9275B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860823044299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823044299A), Aug 23, 1986: Cessna 175 (N9275B), Muskegon, MI, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Flipped over on landing. Uncertificated student with passengers. Annual out of date.
- [Incident 19800420044089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420044089I), Apr 20, 1980: Cessna 175C (N9275B), Fremont, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed while turning. Failure due to old cracks.

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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