- Date
- November 29, 1987, 17:00 local (Nov 30, 1987, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- San Carlos, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2313YCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871129068589A
- Case key
- 25918
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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 plt added pwr on final approach and later stated that the eng seemed to be losing pwr. He said he noticed that the fuel selector was l of ctr abt 1/2 inch, ctrd it and added carb heat, however the eng still quit. The acft was too low to land on the rwy so the plt headed the acft to the rt of the rwy. The acft landed hard. The wx was conducive to the carb icing. Post accd exam found the fuel selector on both. Tanks were noted to contain fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2313Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700113
- Airframe hours
- 1,952
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F60, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sims, William K.
- Registered owner
- Sims, William K
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 30, 1987 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- E24 · White River, AZ
- Destination
- 24E · San Carlos, AZ
- Airport
- 24E · San Carlos, runway 14, 7,200 × ft, asphalt
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 197 total · 100 in this make and model · 155 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHD, 89 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.