- Date
- January 1, 1991, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Princeton, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4675KCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910101000119A
- Case key
- 36864
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Probable cause
Pilot factor in that the pilot failed to use carburetor heat resulting in engine power loss due to carburetor ice. Factors were unsuitable terrain and obstructions.
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
Shortly after departing runway 28 at Princeton airport, at about 800 feet, the airplane engine suddenly lost power. The pilot said that he made a right turn and attempted a landing in a cleared field adjacent to the departure end of runway 28. As he approached ground level, he banked left to avoid a large tree in front of the right wing. The left wing tip, left main gear, and nose of the airplane hit the ground. Atmospheric conditions were conducive to carburetor ice. The FAA inspectors reported the airplane engine was removed from the airplane prior to their arrival at the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4675K
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18263676
- Airframe hours
- 1,636
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert H. Bury
- Registered owner
- Robert H. Bury
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 17, 1990 · 17 hours before
- Airport
- 39N · Princeton, runway 28, 3,105 × 60 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 755 total · 461 in this make and model · 649 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 19 °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.