# NTSB NYC91LA056: Cessna 182P, N4675K, Princeton, NJ, January 1, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 1, 1991, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Princeton, NJ
- Location: 40.3958° N, 74.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from PRINCETON (39N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3958&lon=-74.6775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA056
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36864/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA056

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, descent - emergency
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4675K-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 18263676, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18263676
- Airframe hours: 1636
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910101000119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910101000119A), Jan 1, 1991: Cessna 182P, Princeton/Rocky, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Crash landed turning back. No defects found. Possible carburetor icing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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