- Date
- January 20, 1990, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place
- Schuyler, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N66787Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900120000879A
- Case key
- 36601
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
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 student and instructor (CFI) were on a dual training flight practicing slow flight. When they returned to normal cruise, the engine started to sputter. Addition of carburetor heat did not clear up the problem. The aircraft was set for a forced landing. At approximately 50 feet a.g.l., the engine went to full power and the CFI decided to abort the landing and began raising the flaps. The engine quite again and the pilot lowered the nose; however, the aircraft struck the ground and nosed over. The temperature was 25 deg and the dew point 17, which falls within the 'icing glide and cruise power range of a carb icing probability chart. The a/c and engine were examined by FAA a/w inspectors. No descrepancies were noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66787
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076280
- Airframe hours
- 2,597
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Galaxy Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bob Morse, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · November 1, 1989 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- 4B2 · Marcy, NY
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
- 56
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,623 total · 1,204 in this make and model · 2,495 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UCA, 12 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.