# NTSB FTW92LA065: Cessna 150L, N11567, Searcy, AR, February 2, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 2, 1992, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Coordinates: 35.240097, -91.730499 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2401&lon=-91.7305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW92LA065
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18440/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA065

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, go-around (vfr)
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11567-2018-01-09), registration cancelled 2018-01-09, S/N 15075527, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15075527
- Airframe hours: 5975
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920202001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920202001669A), Feb 2, 1992: Cessna 150L, Searcy, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond after a practice forced landing. Carburetor icing conditions existed.

## Other investigations on N11567 (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 MIA00LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA076), Jan 27, 2000: Cessna 150L (N11567), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons and unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot-in-command (CFI), during the forced landing.

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.

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