- Date
- December 19, 1992, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Readington, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N84598Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921219053789A
- Case key
- 37283
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which resulted in the formation of 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
Shortly after take off the pilot said the engine lost power and he was forced to land in weeds near the runway. Examination of the engine revealed no discrepancies. At the time of the accident the temperature was 36 degrees f and the dew point was 31 degrees f. according to the chart showing conditions favorable for carburetor icing, '...serious icing-cruise or climb power.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84598
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261886
- Airframe hours
- 2,927
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Blue Sky Aviation Assoc. Inc.
- Registered owner
- Blue Sky Aviation Assoc. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 3, 1992 · 269 hours before
- Departed
- N51
- Destination
- ASH · Nashua, NH
- Airport
- N51 · Solberg, runway 4, 3,000 × 50 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
- 36
- 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
- 780 total · 230 in this make and model · 716 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.