- Date
- May 1, 1992, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5529TCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920501013099A
- Case key
- 8595
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power because of the formation of 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 pilot had completed the preflight runup and all systems checked normal, including the carburetor heat. About two minutes later the engine lost power 5 feet into the initial climb. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff and attempted a landing on the remaining runway. The airplane rolled off the runway into a marshy area and collided with an embankment. The airport is located in a low topographical area adjacent to a running creek. The icing probability chart suggested that favorable weather conditions existed for the formation of carburetor ice. No mechanical problem was found with the airplane or engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5529T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251429
- Airframe hours
- 1,568
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Russell, Chounce E.
- Registered owner
- Russell, Chounce E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1991 · 20 hours before
- Destination
- PTB · Petersburg, VA
- Airport
- 4NC8 · Goodnight, runway 33, 2,600 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 156 total · 155 in this make and model · 98 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 10 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 N5529T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.