# NTSB FTW96LA189: Cessna 182C, N8552T, Malvern, AR, April 27, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 27, 1996, 09:20 local (14:20 UTC) - Place: Malvern, AR - Coordinates: 34.750282, -92.280723 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7503&lon=-92.2807&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 11, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19820 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA189 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19820/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA189 ## Probable cause failure of the pilot to apply carburetor heat during the approach to land, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A factor relating to the accident was: the carburetor icing (weather) condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, go-around (vfr) - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor) - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command (cause) - fuel system,carburetor - ice (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency landing - object - wire,transmission - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis During an approach to land, the pilot elected to go-around. When he advanced the throttle, the engine lost power. Subsequently, the airplane struck a power line along the extended centerline for runway 21, then impacted the ground in about a 60 degree nose down attitude. The temperature and dew point were 59 and 35 degrees F, respectively. According to icing probability charts, conditions were conducive to carburetor icing. The pilot stated that he had not used carburetor heat before the loss of engine power. ## Factual narrative On April 27, 1996, at 0920 central daylight time, a Cessna 182C, N8552T, was destroyed upon collision with power lines following a loss of power near Malvern, Arkansas. The airplane, owned and operated by a private owner, was operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot sustained serious injuries, while one passenger sustained minor injuries and the other one was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from Malvern, Arkansas, approximately 45 minutes prior to the accident. According to the pilot, the flight returned to the Malvern Airport, following a local flight with two friends. While executing a go-around during his third attempt to land on runway 21, the engine lost power when the throttle was advanced to execute the go-around. The pilot further stated that when the engine decelerated to idle speed, "he closed the throttle and opened it again, and the engine speed started to increase, but instantly dropped back to idle" again. The pilot added that the power line cable contacted the top of the engine cowling wrapping itself under the left wing. After impact "the airplane rotated slowly 90 degrees to the left, passed under another power line, and dropped at about a 60 degree nose down attitude to the ground, coming to rest on the extended centerline for runway 21. According to the pilot, carburetor heat was applied as soon as the engine lost power, but was not utilized prior to the loss of power. At the time of the accident, the temperature was 59 degrees, with a dew point of 35 degrees. According to the enclosed icing probability chart, this condition places the carburetor in the area of serious induction icing with glide power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8552T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8552T-1996-11-08), registration cancelled 1996-11-08, S/N 52452 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182C - Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 52452 - Airframe hours: 4750 - Engines: Continental O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ricci Davis - Registered owner: Dwight Lamb - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1995, 48 hours before - Departed: M78 - Airport: M78, Malvern Municipal, runway 21, 3,188 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 324 total, 25 in this make and model, 292 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 10 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HOT, 21 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 19960427008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427008849A), Apr 27, 1996: Cessna 182C, Malvern, AR, Destroyed. Aircraft hit powerlines at end of runway on attempting a third go around. (-23) pilot was making go-around due to missed approach after applying power, engine… ## Other investigations on N8552T (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 FTW67D0318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0318), Nov 20, 1966: Cessna 182C (N8552T), Rose 3kla, OK, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.