- Date
- November 25, 1982, 12:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place
- St. Charles, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9582JPiper PA28-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821125060129A
- Case key
- 72694
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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
When power was applied after a long 20 mile descent the engine would not respond except for a "chugging idle." The pilot stated that he did use some carburetor heat during the early part of the descent. FAA advisory circular AC-20-113 recommends "heat should be applied for a short time before beginning a prolonged descent." Also "power lever advancement should be performed periodically during descent to assure that power can be achieved."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9582J
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 283720
- Airframe hours
- 3,428
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A38, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Quad City Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Quad City Air, Inc.
- Departed
- C · Moline, IL
- Destination
- C · Fenton, MO
- Airport
- 3SQ · St. Charles, runway 9, 2,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 97 total · 34 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.