- Date
- July 9, 1992, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chestertown, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N89577Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920709024589A
- Case key
- 11814
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Probable cause
Carburetor ice, due to the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and obstructions (houses and utility pole) in the emergency landing area.
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 took off, flew to another airport, and made a landing. After landing, he taxied back to the runway for the return flight. After takeoff, he climbed about 500 to 750 feet and began a turn to downwind, then noticed the airplane would not climb despite full throttle. He tried to land back on the airport. He said he 'rechecked the throttle, fuel shutoff valve on, ignition switch both, carburetor heat, off, mixture, IN.' Subsequently, the airplane descended, struck the tops of 2 houses and a utility pole, then came to rest in the front yard of a residence. No preimpact part failure was found, and fuel was drained from the carburetor. The temperature and dew point were 76 & 60 degrees, respectively. According to icing probability curves, conditions were conducive for carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89577
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282793
- Airframe hours
- 4,830
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ramair Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ramair Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 22, 1992 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- 07W · Chestertown, MD
- Destination
- MTN · Baltimore, MD
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 36 total · 35 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MTN, 999 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.