- Date
- August 25, 1992, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Folsom, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5101FCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920825033009A
- Case key
- 18233
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Probable cause
Carburetor heat not used and improper use of throttle and mixture control. A factor was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
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 descended from 1500 feet to 500 feet AGL to make a low pass over his parents' ranch. He did not apply carburetor heat prior to the power reduction. As he levelled off, he advanced the mixture control to full rich and advanced the throttle, and the engine lost power. No engine restart was attempted due to terrain proximity and the pilot made a forced landing in an open field. During roll out, the nose wheel struck a boulder and was sheared off, the airplane nosed over. Examination and tests disclosed no discrepancies with the carburetor, oil screen, spark plugs, fuel and oil. The engine was subsequently functionally tested and operated satisfactorily.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5101F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17252508
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sheppard Afb Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Sheppard Afb Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1992 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- DHT · Dalhart, TX
- Destination
- RTN · Raton, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 30
- Certificates
- Military, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,400 total · 250 in this make and model · 1,800 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.