Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 182 near Fort Worth, TX — 2008-12-12

Final reportCEN09IA096
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Date
2008-12-12
Location
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Airport
FTW
Aircraft
CESSNA 182
Registration
N5495B
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

Collision with a hidden obstruction while taxiing through a grass field following a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to turn on the carburetor heat.

NTSB narrative

Following a cross-country flight, the private pilot was turning in the traffic pattern when the engine suddenly stopped producing power. He made a successful forced landing in a field. During the forced landing the pilot turned on the carburetor heat. Shortly after landing the engine began producing power again and the pilot started taxiing slowly. While moving forward at approximately two miles per hour the nose gear struck a soft spot in the terrain and the airplane nosed over, damaging the right wingtip. Weather conditions were conducive to moderate carburetor icing at cruise power and serious carburetor icing at glide power.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Engine power loss
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have applied carburetor heat earlier to prevent engine power loss.

NTSB coding

  • Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) · Taxi
  • Carburetor Icing Conditions

Evidence available

  • 1 docket document
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Docket documents1

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