- Date
- April 26, 1992, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Washington, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N59528Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920426011659A
- Case key
- 15431
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's improper use of the carburetor heat control.
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 flight instructor was giving instruction to the private pilot in takeoff and landings. Shortly after the fourth takeoff, at an estimated altitude of 800' AGL, the engine backfired and lost power. Carburetor heat was applied after the power loss. A forced landing was made to a rough field, and the airplane nosed over during the ground roll. An inspection and run-up of the engine failed to disclose any mechanical anomalies. Prevailing meteorological conditions were conducive to the formation of serious carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59528
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-1164
- Engine
- Continental W-670, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Cochran Aviation
- Registered owner
- Cochran Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
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
- 53
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 400 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUS, 20 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 N59528 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.