# NTSB ATL96LA075: Cessna 182P, N7355S, Bunnell, FL, April 2, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 2, 1996, 15:50 local (20:50 UTC) - Place: Bunnell, FL - Coordinates: 29.459779, -81.249008 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4598&lon=-81.2490&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor - Status: Completed, report February 18, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3718 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL96LA075 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3718/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA075 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing and his failure to apply carburetor heat that resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor was weather conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor icing at cruise flight. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor) - preflight briefing service - not obtained, pilot in command (cause) - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The flight was returning to the departure airport when the airplane experienced a loss of engine power . According to the pilot, he attempted to restart the engine several times, but was unable to. The pilot reported that the carburetor heat was applied during the restart attempts, but there was no report by the pilot of the application of carburetor heat prior to the loss of engine power. The airplane collided with trees one mile east of the airport. The examination of the engine assembly, after the accident, failed to disclose a mechanical problem. A review of weather data at the approximate time of the accident disclosed that conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor icing. ## Factual narrative On April 2, 1996, at 1550 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182P, N7355S, collided with trees during an attempted emergency landing to Flagler County Airport in Bunnell, Florida. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot received serious injuries, and the passenger received minor injuries. The flight departed Bunnell, Florida, at 1530 hours. Reportedly, the flight was returning to Flagler County Airport when the pilot experienced a loss of engine power. According to the pilot, he attempted to restart the engine several times, but failed. The pilot reported that the carburetor heat was applied during the restart attempts, but there was no report by the pilot of the application of carburetor heat prior to the loss of engine power. The airplane collided with trees one mile east of the Flagler County Airport. The examination of the engine assembly, after the accident, failed to disclose a mechanical problem. A review of weather data at the approximate time of the accident disclosed that conditions were favorable formation of carburetor icing (see attached icing probability curves). ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7355S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7355S-1996-04-25), registration cancelled 1996-04-25, S/N 18265146 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18265146 - Airframe hours: 2449 - Engines: Continental O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Harry E. Shiel - Registered owner: Command Aircraft - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1995 - Departed: X47 - Airport: 474, Flagler ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 16 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: DAB, 18 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960402005759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960402005759A), Apr 2, 1996: Cessna 182P, Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power trying to return to airport struck trees a mile short. Failed to use carb heat in carb icing conditions. ## Other investigations on N7355S (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA94LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA131), May 7, 1994: Cessna 182P (N7355S), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.