- Date
- March 11, 1989, 11:08 local (16:08 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N182BHCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890311003929A
- Case key
- 32406
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to use the carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing conditions and obstructions (power lines & vehicles) in the emergency landing area.
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 acft struck powerlines then crashed into 3 autos. FAA psnl arriving on scene found the carb heat in the cold position. The plt stated that he 'has never had to routinely use the carb heat on this acft.' The eng was later run of a test stand & started on the 1st attempt. Power output was limited to 1800 RPM for safety reasons due to an unsecured test stand. At the time of the accident, air temp was 58 degrees, dewpoint was 45 degrees. The plt stated that he had let down from 4500 ft at reduced power. According to carb ice charts, icing probability was high at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N182BH
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57141
- Airframe hours
- 3,209
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert N. Maser
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 25, 1989 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport
- CRG · Craig, runway 4, 4,000 × 100 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,524 total · 620 in this make and model · 66 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 1 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.