- Date
- October 2, 1988, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Silerton, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6176KCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881002042719A
- Case key
- 7935
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Analysis
The student plt was on a VFR x-country flt. She rprtd that after leveling at 2000', the eng began running rough & the RPM dropped from 2400 to about 2000 RPM. The acft would not maint alt. The student said she applied carb heat when the acft was at about 1300' & the RPM was abt 1700. She elected to land while the eng still had pwr. However, while landing in a plowed field, the acft nosed over as it slowed down. When the acft was examined after the acdnt, no preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The temp & dew point were 74 & 55 deg, respectively. According to icing probability charts, conds were conducive to carb ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6176K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077571
- Airframe hours
- 5,304
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Memphis Navy Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Memphis Navy Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 16, 1988 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- NQA · Millington, TN
- Destination
- CVL · Centerville, TN
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 55 total · 48 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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