- Date
- February 2, 1992, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Searcy, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N11567Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920202001669A
- Case key
- 18440
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat resulting in the loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. The carburetor icing conditions and the soft terrain in the landing area were factors.
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 was simulating a forced landing to an abandoned grass strip. When he applied power to terminate the maneuver, he 'pushed the throttle to full power' but the engine failed to respond due to carburetor icing. The pilot landed on the right side of the strip for which he was lined up for his simulated forced landing. The existing weather conditions at the time of the accident were highly conducive to the formation of carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11567
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075527
- Airframe hours
- 5,975
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Everett, Elmo, doing business as Flight Maintenance, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Everett, Elmo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1991 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- M07 · Searcy, AR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 315 total · 259 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 28 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 N11567 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.