- Date
- February 23, 1992, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place
- Plymouth, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N234BDCessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920223003399A
- Case key
- 37130
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and a subsequent loss of engine power and forced landing in trees.
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 said the engine quit as he was making a turn after takeoff. He made a forced landing in trees. He did not use carburetor heat before takeoff because the engine has a pressure type carburetor and should not get carburetor ice. Examination of the engine revealed no discrepancies of the engine. When the temperature/dew point (42 degrees F/41 degrees f) is plotted on the FAA chart 'conditions favoring the formation of carburetor ice', it indicates carburetor icing is likely in a pressure type carburetor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N234BD
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22548
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Paul Santopietro
- Registered owner
- Paul Santopietro
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1991
- Departed
- PVD · Warwick, RI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 195 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 41 °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.