SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA
N8935T
CESSNA 182C
THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY AFTER A POWER LOSS AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL ON FINAL APPROACH. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT 80 DEGREES F AND THE DEWPOINT 42 DEGREES F. THE PILOT HAD STARTED A LET DOWN AT 11,500 FT TO DESCEND 5700FT FOR LANDING. DURING THE DESCENT AT IDLE POWER THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS NOT USED. THE PILOT HAD BEEN ADVANCING THE THROTTLE AT INTERVALS TO 'CLEAR' THE ENGINE. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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