Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI91LA055

JERSEYVILLE, IL, USA

Aircraft #1

N735YN

CESSNA 182Q

Analysis

AT NIGHT IN VMC THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A LOW APPROACH TO DETERMINE RUNWAY CONDITIONS. UPON DETERMINING THAT THE RUNWAY WAS ICE COVERED, HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND, HOWEVER THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. A LANDING WAS INITIATED ON THE RUNWAY AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ENGINE RESPONDED AND AN ABORTED LANDING WAS INITIATED. DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS 26 DEGREES. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD BEEN USING CARBURETOR HEAT.

Probable Cause and Findings

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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