- Date
- February 23, 1989, 14:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Kansas City, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25909Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890223002449A
- Case key
- 34753
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Probable cause
Improper use of the carburetor heat control by pilot in command.
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 said while in normal cruise conformation, the engine misfired. He applied carb heat and the engine performed normally. He removed the carb heat and in about 2 to 3 minutes the engine lost substantial power. Carb heat was then applied which resulted in a gain in power, but not to normal specifications. The plt made a decision to make an emergency ldg on the only available space. He reduced the power to idle, applied full flaps and attempted to land on a field. He felt the engine had cleared enough for a possibility for continuation of the flight but elected to continue with the landing. The acft landed on a field, ran onto a road and struck a telephone pole with the right wing. Meteorological conditions were conducive for the formation of carb ice according to the 'carburetor icing probability charts.' The temp was 26 deg f and dewpoint was 3 degs f.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25909
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280851
- Airframe hours
- 4,315
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Liberty Aviation
- Registered owner
- Flying C. Leasing Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 1989 · 62 hours before
- Departed
- LWC · Lawrence, KS
- Destination
- MO10 · Liberty, MO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,196 total · 154 in this make and model · 1,160 as pilot in command · 252 in the last 90 days · 78 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 3 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC, 6 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.