- Date
- February 8, 1992, 10:33 local (15:33 UTC)
- Place
- Caldonia, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N986TBeech 95
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920208002299A
- Case key
- 37124
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was weather conducive to carburetor icing.
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 pilot had executed an ILS approach because he was unable to get a glideslope indication, and was being radar vectored for a DME approach. He climbed to 3,000 ft at which point he removed carburetor heat. While heading outbound for the new approach the engine(s) started to surge, and the pilot was unable to hold altitude. Full carb heat was applied to both engines, but the surging and loss of power continued. A gear-up forced landing was made. The temperature/dew point was 26/23 f.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N986T
- Reported as
- Beech 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TD-408
- Airframe hours
- 5,124
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Glatzer Industries Inc.
- Registered owner
- Glatzer Industries Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 11, 1991 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Destination
- ROC · Rochester, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Greater Rochester Int'L
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 473 total · 215 in this make and model · 473 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 9 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.