- Date
- February 4, 1987, 18:15 local (Feb 5, 1987, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Rolla, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9017TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870204002389A
- Case key
- 34339
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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 engine started running rough enroute and pilot was able to get it running smoothly but he continued to his destination. Airplane was too high on approach so pilot went around. On downwind, engine started running rough again and pilot was unable to correct the problem. He did not try carburetor heat. Pilot turned acft toward runway, cleared trees but stalled acft. Acft was recovered from stall just before ground impact. Temperature/dew point at time gives excellent potential for serious carburetor icing at cruise power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9017T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52917
- Airframe hours
- 2,470
- Engine
- Continental O-470 L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Scott Charters Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1986 · 117 hours before
- Departed
- SUS · St.Louis, MO
- Airport
- K07 · Downtown, runway 9, 3,020 × 40 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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 70 total · 19 in this make and model · 39 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VIH, 14 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.