- Date
- March 24, 1985, 13:06 local (18:06 UTC)
- Place
- Falmouth, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N42616Cessna 182L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850324011439A
- Case key
- 6764
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Analysis
During flt in IMC conditions at 9000 ft MSL, the plt noted a loss of airspeed indications. He requested & received clearance to descend. During the descent, he elected to divert & received vectors for a nearby arpt. However, when he attempted to level off, there was no response to the eng. He was unable to glide to an arpt & subsequently was forced to land in a wooded area. During the landing, the acft collided with trees on steep terrain. An investigationrevealed the surface temp & due point were 50 & 38 deg, respectively, thus the temp at 9000 ft would have been at or near freezing. According to icing probability charts, carb icing conditions were probable during the descent from 9000 to 3000 ft. also, water was found in the gascolator, but no other preimpact problems were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42616
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259108
- Airframe hours
- 2,259
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William G. Krider
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 12, 1984 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- I67 · Harrison, OH
- Destination
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Military
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 175 in this make and model · 1,250 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.