- Date
- January 14, 1989, 08:03 local (13:03 UTC)
- Place
- Hamilton, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21531Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890114000489A
- Case key
- 7977
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat control which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were conditions conducive to carburetor ice.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that the engine lost 50% power just after takeoff. The plt applied full carb heat for about 3 minutes, then moved the carb heat control to the half-on position. The airplane remained airborne for several more minutes as he attempted to locate a suitable ldg area. The plt observed that the engine manifold pressure would not exceed 23 inches even with full throttle. The engine eventually lost all power and a forced ldg was made in a soft field. The airplane nosed over during the ldg. After the airplane was recovered from the crash site, an attempt was made to run the engine; it ran rough when first started, then smoothed out and developed pwr. The engine developed near-maximum rated RPM, and no problems were noted. Examination of carburetor icing probability curve revealed that reported wx conditions were favorable for light icing at glide or cruise pwr.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21531
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261694
- Airframe hours
- 3,154
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kentucky Flying Service Corp
- Registered owner
- Kentucky Flying Service, Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 27, 1988 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- I77 · Cincinnati, OH
- Destination
- 4I8 · Indianapolis, IN
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 306 total · 274 in this make and model · 306 as pilot in command · 71 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LUK, 14 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.
Other investigations on N21531 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.