- Date
- March 3, 1990, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Canon, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N30367Cessna 177A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900303003079A
- Case key
- 8212
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Probable cause
Improper use of carburetor heat by the pilot, which resulted in carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing conditions, and soft terrain.
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
After descending fm 2500 to 2000 ft, the plt realized the eng had lost pwr, when it did not respond to throttle movementfor level off. He moved the carburetor heat to the 'on' position, but was unable to restart the eng. Subsequently, he made an emergency landing in a plowed field & the landing gear collapsed on soft terrain. The carburetor was damaged during the occurrence. After it was replaced, the eng would operate. An exam of the damaged carburetor revealed only normal wear. The temp & dew point were 64 & 44 deg, respectively. According to carburetor icing charts, conditions were conducive to carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30367
- Reported as
- Cessna 177A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701213
- Airframe hours
- 2,219
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mark K Brown
- Registered owner
- Blue Ridge Mountain Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 4, 1989 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- AHN · Athens, GA
- Destination
- 18A · Canon, GA
- Airport
- 18A
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 71 in this make and model · 108 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN, 26 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 N30367 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.