ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186193
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 April 2016 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Flight Design CTSW |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N466CT |
| MSN: | 07-02-12 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 330 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hilton Head Airport (KHXD), Hilton Head Island, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oak Island, NC (SUT) |
| Hilton Head Island, SC (HXD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The sport pilot reported that, as he was approaching the landing runway, he retarded the throttle and descended from 1,300 to 1,000 ft mean sea level. He added that, a few seconds after retarding the throttle, the engine "ran rough" for a few seconds and then lost all power and would not restart. He did not attempt to apply carburetor heat, configured the airplane for best glide speed, and maneuvered for a forced landing on a golf course. After landing, the left wing struck a tree.
Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation, and there was sufficient fuel onboard at the time of the accident. A test run of the engine revealed no anomalies. Given that the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power and the pilot chose not to apply carburetor heat after the engine initially lost power, it is likely that the engine lost power due to carburetor icing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat following a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=466CT
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 September 2009 | N466CT | Private | 0 | Gettysburg, PA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2016 21:51 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 15:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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